[OSM-talk] Proposal: winter roads

[Dmitri Lebedev]

Hi, Dave F.,

> For instance the second photo' is labeled as impassable.
> Clearly it is not. I could go down it on foot, mountain bike or even a 
> suitable motor vehicle despite what is said on the wiki.

Being young and dreaming is nice, but no, you couldn't. :) Basically,  
you'll have to carry the bike on yourself (and walk up to the knee in  
mud). The avg speed is 0.5 km/h.
The cars in the picture move at the same speed with the aid of their  
winches. I tried such surfaces on MTB with and without rucksack. Even  
without weight you move really slowly.

Technically, it is just the same as shallow swamp or a taiga forest,  
except there are no trees to cut to make way. ;)

Dmitri,
Novosibirsk
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