[OSM-talk] Tagging hazardous routes

Nick Whitelegg Nick.Whitelegg at solent.ac.uk
Mon Jun 15 12:06:23 BST 2009


>When the A3 bypass[0] was constructed the route crossed several existing
>rights of way. Rather than building bridges or underpasses it appears
>that the planners struck on the novel idea of asking pedestrians to walk
>across four lanes of heavy traffic moving at 70-80 mph.

>I'd like to include these paths in OSM[1] as they do exist on the ground
>but would like to tag them in such a way that their use is discouraged
>(e.g. higher cost in routing, warning signs on walking maps). Has anyone
>mapped something similar?

I know precisely where you mean, I tried mapping some of them on the East 
Hants party some 18 months ago. useless=yes? ;-) As an aside: it has to be 
said that this is a particularly annoying case as said paths formerly were 
part of a direct link from Petersfield to Butser Hill. 

Nick




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