[OSM-talk] highway=cycle&footway

[Hatto von Hatzfeld]

Russ Nelson wrote:

> On Mar 28, 2009, at 1:50 AM, Stephen Hope wrote:
> 
>>  I don't feel right calling it a cycleway if they
>> have to give way to other users.
> 
> Cyclists ALWAYS have to give way to other users.  It's a simple matter
> of the laws of physics.

At least here in Germany there are cycleways which are not allowed for
pedestrians and others which are shared by cyclists and pedestrians.

> But maybe there are dedicated cycleways in some places where pedestrians
> enter at the risk of their lives? 

In some places (e.g. in Munich) it is the life of the cyclist which is
risked by pedestrians entering the cyclelists' exclusive track ...

Bye,
Hatto