[OSM-talk] A warning about gates and other barriers

[Claudius]

Am 20.09.2010 13:48, Frederik Ramm:
> Hi,
>
> Claudius wrote:
>>> The point is that tags should only accommodate one piece of information.
>>> A gate is a gate, access is something else.
>>
>> Completely true. If a way has restricted access (and that may be
>> physically enforced by the used of a closed gate) I tag the access
>> restriction on the way behind the gate and not the gate. I don't see
>> any added benefit by adding the access to a way behind a gate to the
>> gate (!) itself.
>
> We both agree on the "a gate is a gate", but a gate does not necessarily
> mean that a way has restricted access.
>
> Firstly, what is "behind" the gate differs depending on your location.
> Secondly, the way "behind" the gate may well be reachable by other means
> (i.e. a detour) - it is easy to imagine a gate where vehicles cannot
> pass, but still vehicles are allowed on both sides of the gate!

Ah, true. Sorry for my rant only half thought through. Indeed access 
tagging on a gate makes sense :)

And just to get my vote in as well: I used a plain barrier=gate in the 
sense that "there's a gate, but I don't know about any access 
restrictions it may imply".

Claudius