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

[John Smith]

2009/9/20 Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>:

> yes, but that's not the problem: straight parallel ways. The problem
> arises when they change (become one more or less), on intersections,
> etc. Try to imagine a situation like the one I posted above in a
> geometrically reduced system: it will get way too confusing. If we map
> lanes where they are, there is another benefit: positional correctness
> and ease of topological structure: you see what you do.

I don't see the problem, you just need to be able to tag which lanes
merge into which, or which diverge, this is a lane issue and needs to
be solved on a lane basis, not on a way basis.