[OSM-talk] Path in JOSM preset and motorcar=yes/designated

[Ben Laenen]

Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> 2009/8/30 Christoph Eckert <ce at christeck.de>:
> >> If a car can use it, it's a track, not a path.
>
> +1
>
> > Anyway, I have removed motorcar from the list of options, as tagwatch
> > does not show significant use (10 times motorcar=no in Europe). If the
> > removal triggers some complaints, I'll reenable it.
>
> thank you. I think it was a good decision to remove motorcar as option
> from path as Pieren said: if cars can use the way, it's at least a
> track.

Sometimes paths are signed with prohibition signs for motorcars, in which case 
it does make sense to tag the paths with motorcar=no. Cars don't have to be 
able to use the road to put that sign there.

Ben