[OSM-talk] highway=cycle&footway

[Mike Harris]

Whoops! Yes - cyclists are supposed to give way to pedestrians and horse
riders. Fingers faster than brain - sorry! 


Mike Harris

-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Williams [mailto:gregory.williams at purplegeodesoftware.co.uk] 
Sent: 29 March 2009 15:09
To: talk at openstreetmap.org
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] highway=cycle&footway

> -----Original Message-----
> From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk- 
> bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Mike Harris
> Sent: 28 March 2009 15:05
> To: 'Chris Hill'; 'Stephen Hope'; talk at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] highway=cycle&footway
> 
> By the way - in England and Wales, cyclists are normally allowed to
use
> public bridleways (but the highways authority has no obligation to 
> maintain the way to a standard that makes it possible to cycle) unless 
> explicitly forbidden by a very localised regulation. Cyclists must
also
> give way to cyclists and horse riders. 
[Snip]

I guess you meant that cyclists are meant to give way to pedestrians and
horse riders. Cyclists having to give way to other cyclists would lead to
deadlock :-)

Gregory