[OSM-talk] Should Bridges be independent of their ways?

[John Smith]

2009/9/19 Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>:
> don't get you. Isn't "mapping lanes" just the same like what I
> suggested? I'm in favour of mapping all lanes and ways as well, but
> you DO need relations to combine them into streets (indicating kind of
> separation and / or possibility to change lanes). I was in this case
> just talking about the bridge, but for streets I can imagine the same
> procedure (and add green, dividers, walls, curbs, etc. as well)

Why do we need relations to combine "lanes" into "ways".

Wouldn't it make more sense to tag lanes of ways?