[OSM-talk] New dimension of vandalism

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2009/8/27 David Earl <david at frankieandshadow.com>:
> On 27/08/2009 17:21, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
>
> Tagging something as a motorway when it isn't signed that way or
> vice-versa just because in someone's opinion it looks a more "important"
> road is a rubbish way of doing it IMO.

actually a motorway isn't described by physical attributes either: it
is a legal question of what signs are put there. I completely agree
that a motorway is just to tag as such when it has a motorway-sign and
over. There is IMHO nothing to discuss about motorway and the
discussion was never about them. Also footways and cycleways, paths
ecc. are not in the focus, neither are traffic-lights and other stuff
aglomerated in the meantime in the highway-tag. The proposal is about
the grid of interconnections, the road system in general.

The thing is: how do you tag trunk, primary, secondary, tertiary and
unclassified? They are the aim.

> If you want a "I think this looks like a motorway" tag,
> ("quacks_like_a_duck=motorway"?), fine, but please don't change the
> meaning of almost everything everyone has done.

look on the current state of the Key:highway-page: that's what IS
THERE AT THE MOMENT.

cheers,
Martin