[OSM-talk] OSM cycle map - ?excessive focus on long-distance routes

[Richard Mann]

A Dutchman posted a map of the main cycle routes in Utrecht, and I asked
why it looked so different to OSM/OCM
http://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/looking-down-on-cyclists/

Q: Why does the map above look different to what’s in OpenStreetMap?
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.0924&lon=5.1317&zoom=12&layers=C
A: The map here shows only those routes the city thinks are main routes. In
reality there are far more routes and far more streets with cycling
infrastructure (almost all major streets) as you can see in OpenStreetMap.
The few red lines you see in OpenStreetMap are the national cycle routes
but they have nothing to do with main routes in the city.

"the national cycle routes ... have nothing to do with main routes in the
city"

Obviously, OCM can render what it likes, but I think this neatly
illustrates that OSM tagging of cycle routes is missing a trick or two.

Richard
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