[OSM-talk] Tagging of private roads

[Craig Wallace]

On 2014-08-03 11:00, Matthijs Melissen wrote:
> Residential roads in the UK often seem to have 'private road' signs, such as:
>
> - 'Private road'
> - 'Private road no parking'
> - 'Private road no parking no turning'
> - 'Residents only no unauthorised parking or turning'
>
> How do people tag these roads? For which of these would you use access=private?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Depends on just what sort of road it is, and how it is signed. ie are 
they actually official signs or something more homemade.

Often a "Private road" sign is specifically referring to motor vehicles, 
so it should just be tagged as motor_vehicle=private (or motor_vehicle=no).
In Scotland, you would generally have a right to walk or cycle there 
etc, so should also be tagged as foot=yes, bicycle=yes. Not sure about 
the legality in England and Wales.

Craig