[OSM-talk] Bike / Pedestrian directions on the MQ Open sites

Paul Johnson baloo at ursamundi.org
Sun Mar 6 19:19:30 GMT 2011


On 03/06/2011 11:21 AM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> 2011/3/6 Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org>:
>> On 03/04/2011 08:04 AM, Antony Pegg wrote:
> and include motorways and
>> trunks where not tagged bicycle=no for die-hard utility cycling)
> 
> 
> for motorways it is generally assumed that bikes can't use them, there
> you should look for bicycle=yes IMHO. For trunk roads (and other roads
> as well) there is also the tag motorroad=yes which prohibits cycling.

As has been repeatedly pointed out, most North American states and
provinces permit bicycles on motorways and trunks, and where they're
not, they're explicitly posted otherwise.  bicycle=no isn't a safe
assumption for freeways in north america.

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