[OSM-talk] Tagging hazardous routes

[SteveC]

On 14 Jun 2009, at 17:13, Andy Street wrote:

> 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?

Yeah some bypass that goes around Horsham has the same thing I think I  
just put the footpath straight over and connecting to the two  
carriageways.

> Cheers,
>
> Andy
>
> [0] http://www.osm.org/?lat=50.98727&lon=-0.95844&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF
> [1] They have been added but currently do not connect.
>
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Best

Steve