[OSM-talk] New dimension of vandalism

[Richard Fairhurst]

Renaud Martinet wrote:
> I guess that the highway tag used to describe physical features 
> of different types of roads back when OSM was quite UK-centric. 

Nope - UK highway tagging, which was of course the original, has always largely been aligned to administrative classifications.

highway=motorway -> UK motorway (Mx or Ax(M))
highway=trunk -> UK primary A-road (Ax with green signs)
highway=primary -> UK non-primary A-road - yes, really (Ax with black/white signs)
highway=secondary -> UK B-road (Bx)

We do have a super special, very rarely used exemption known as the Oxford High Street Exemption, though.

cheers
Richard