[OSM-talk] highway=byway

[André Riedel]

What is the difference between a byway an a track?

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway
> An unmade path/track which usually allows vehicles as well as foot,
> horse and cycle traffic (in the UK, there are byways which allow motor
> vehicles, and restricted byways which allow non-mechanically propelled vehicles)

unmade
-> tracktype = grade4 - grade5

allows vehicles as well as foot, horse and cycle traffic
-> foot=yes, horse=yes, bicycle=yes

I am not sure why do we need it. It is only a relict of the osm history?

André