That does sound unsafe to ride over. I assume it has safety railings, but they are likely to be of a height designed for a pedestrian, not a cyclist. A cyclist who sideswiped one of the railings might well fall over the railing into the water.
On April 11, 2015 7:30:52 AM CDT, Philip Barnes <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: > On Sat, 2015-04-11 at 08:12 -0400, john whelan wrote: > > The local city has recommended cycle paths one of which crosses a > > canal via the tops of the lock gates. > > > > > > So steps up to the top of the lock gate, and a max width of .5 > meters > > and the path varies according to which pair of the three pairs of > lock > > gates happen to be closed. The maximum width is important as it > means > > tricycles are unable to use this route. > > > > > > Any suggestions on how it should be mapped? > > > That is madness, ask for a copy of the risk assessment. > > I have never come across a cyclepath doing this, but do know of a > public > footpath that crosses a lock gate. There is a second side barrier on > that gate for safety reasons, but it a bit scary getting a dog over. > > I would map the section over the gates as a footway with > bicycle=dismount. That way routers will be deterred from using it and > find a more suitable route. > > Phil (trigpoint) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > newbies@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -- Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list newbies@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
