[OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

[SomeoneElse]

On 24/08/2014 00:10, Andy Street wrote:
> That's not strictly true, we do multiplex routes but individual
> sections of road are only ever referred to by a single route number
> (usually the most significant route being carried by the road).
>

I'm not convinced that we (in the UK) do.  I don't believe that the M1 
north of Leicester is in any way part of the A50, despite it being 
needed to get between two of the bits of that road (and the M6 two other 
bits):

http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/4Ie

Cheers,

Andy