[OSM-talk] Changed highway=*_link meaning?!

Lester Caine lester at lsces.co.uk
Thu Jun 24 18:14:13 BST 2010


Ed Avis wrote:
> Isn't this tagging redundant?  If a link road leads from a primary to a
> secondary, or whatever, this can be seen by looking at the tags for the two
> roads it connects.  In principle there is no need to duplicate the information.

But how do you know that a way IS a slip from one road to another, and not just 
another road? Tag it motorway when it goes to another motorway where is the 
division between motorway and slip road. It needs something to identify the 
situation on the ground!

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