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

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/6/1 Anthony <osm at inbox.org>:
>> 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.
>
> Hmm, is "shoulder" a fairly universal term?  Because shoulder=no would be
> much more daunting to me than pavement=no.


Not that I am native, but I think that shoulder is a different term
than sidewalk/pavement, because it can also be unpaved, while a
pavement IMHO should be paved. A shoulder is simply the side of the
road (I guess), kept free from traffic, while a pavement is designed
for pedestrians.

cheers,
Martin