[OSM-talk] Software goes on, brain goes off...

[Matt Williams]

On 1 June 2010 13:33, Jason Cunningham <jamicuosm at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 1... What's the correct way of tagging a street as 'dangerous/suicidal' for
> pedestrians in OSM? (Couldnt find an answer in the wiki)
> Recently come across a road in my area (London, UK) that had no pavement and
> which clearly should be avoided by pedestrains, but there were no
> restrictions in place for pedestrians (apart from common sense). The UK also
> does not have restrictions on pedestrains being on roads that some other
> countries have.
>
> So, in my opinion, foot=no would be wrong because it incorrectly indicates
> pedestrians are not allowed. I guess foot=dangerous would be useful for
> routing software, but is there agreed way of tagging these problem roads.

The road should simply be marked as having no pavement/sidewalk.
Something like pavement=yes/no is a start at least. It's best to avoid
subject assessments like how dangerous a road is.

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Matt Williams
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