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

[John Smith]

2009/9/21 Anthony <osm at inbox.org>:

> Using 2 separate ways implies that you can't U-turn, except in places where
> the two ways are connected.

Then why aren't we using multiple ways to indicate this for all
teritary, secondary, primary, trunk etc?

> Are you suggesting that we should never express our opinions on mailing
> lists, because expressing them doesn't make them true?

I'm asking you to qualify your opinion, you are making a statement
without displaying any valid reasoning on why it is the best solution.

> And in that situation, assuming you *are* allowed to cross the center line
> to make a left (right if you drive on the other side) turn, it would be
> easier to represent that as a single way with "uturn=no" than to create 2
> parallel ways and connect all the driveways, etc.  But either is acceptable
> to me.

However that's not the case, you are trying to tell me the majority of
lanes on the Sydney Harbour bridge should be tagged as multiple ways,
yet in other situations there is only a single way used this is
completely inconsistent.

If we are tagging lanes not ways then we need to do so en masse, not
have 2 different systems that exists at present.

> Define "physically separated".

The road base finishes or there is a concreate barrier or other form
of barrier that would prevent a car crossing, legally or otherwise.

> Do you admit that a physical bridge can carry multiple ways, or not?  I

A bridge is a single way, it usually has multiple lanes and we should
be able to tag these lanes rather than using ways and then coming up
with all sorts of silly hacks to then show those ways are related
because they are related they're all part of the same way.

> guess this will be determined when you define "physically separated".
> Hopefully you don't ignore this question like you did so many others.

 I haven't ignored any questions you seem to be ignoring my answers
however, how many times do you want me to state the same thing?