On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 1:07 PM, James Livingston doc...@mac.com wrote:
Then we would have confusion around whether a picture on the ground counts
as a sign or not :)
My dictionary says that designated (in this sense) means denoted, marked
or pointed out, which I'd say a sign or marking on
2010/1/11 Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com:
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 1:07 PM, James Livingston doc...@mac.com wrote:
Then we would have confusion around whether a picture on the ground counts
as a sign or not :)
My dictionary says that designated (in this sense) means denoted, marked
or
On 07/01/2010, at 5:25 PM, John Smith wrote:
2010/1/7 Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com:
I usually interpret designated as signed, which is
an attractive interpretation because it's verifiable.
To avoid confusion perhaps it should have been bicycle=signed? :)
Then we would have confusion
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 5:25 PM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote:
2010/1/7 Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com:
No.
bicycle=yes means it's legal for bicycles (The public has an
official, legally-enshrined right of access).
bicycle=designated means it's designated for bicycles (The way
I've created an entry on the default access restrictions wiki page:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_tags_for_routing/Access-Restrictions#Australia
Now we can debate each line:
=== Motorway===
I left this as default. In Australia, some freeways allow bikes and farm
machinery, some don't.
2010/1/6 Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com:
I've created an entry on the default access restrictions wiki page:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_tags_for_routing/Access-Restrictions#Australia
Now we can debate each line:
===Trunk===
Default. Ok?
There are some trunk roads in Perth
On Wed, 6 Jan 2010, Steve Bennett wrote:
===Footway==
Now, bicycles aren't allowed on footpaths - ie, the path that runs along
the side of the road. But they're generally allowed on most other paths,
like into or through parks, around sports grounds etc. So I propose
foot=designated
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote:
===Cycleway===
I would say shared use paths vastly outnumber bike-only paths, so I propose
bicycle=designated foot=designated. Horse...no? Paths that allow horses,
like rail trails, aren't too rare, but can be catered
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:17 AM, James Andrewartha
tr...@student.uwa.edu.auwrote:
===Bridleway===
I would have said we don't have these, except I think I found one on the
outskirts of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. With the tiny bit of
traffic
they must receive, I can't imagine that
2010/1/7 Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com:
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote:
===Footway==
Now, bicycles aren't allowed on *footpaths* - ie, the path that runs along
the side of the road. But they're generally allowed on most other paths,
like into or
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 10:49 +1000, Stephen Hope wrote:
Why? Just because you happen to live in a state where that happens to
be the case, doesn't mean I do. If I tagged a footpath, I would expect
bikes ARE allowed by default, because they are here. Setting defaults
for this is going to be
David Murn wrote:
Im fairly sure ACT law doesnt allow riding on footpaths, only designated
bicycle paths.
All footpaths are shared paths (foot and bicycle traffic) in the ACT.
John
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Nope. See this:
http://www.netspeed.com.au/cr/bicycle/features/footpath.htm
in particular:
LEGISLATION
Legal authority to enable cyclists to use all footpaths was provided
in a 1974 amendment of the ACT Traffic Act 1937 (2), which stated
that:
A person shall not - ...drive, ride or wheel a
2010/1/7 David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au:
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 10:49 +1000, Stephen Hope wrote:
From a quick skim of the wiki, it seems that 'bicycle=yes' means that
bicycles are allowed on the way, where 'bicycle=designated' means the
bike has right of way. Bikes have right of way on
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Stephen Hope slh...@gmail.com wrote:
This was my basic understanding as well, which is why I get confused
when I see people talking about marking paths with stuff like
bicycle=designated and foot=designated. They can't both have right of
way.
Are you
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Stephen Hope slh...@gmail.com wrote:
2010/1/7 David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au:
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 10:49 +1000, Stephen Hope wrote:
From a quick skim of the wiki, it seems that 'bicycle=yes' means that
bicycles are allowed on the way, where
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