On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 9:43 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com> wrote:
> By contrast, I am not aware of any Interstate highways in the southeast > USA that allow bicycles. From my experience, every entrance ramp has signs > forbidding non-motorized traffic and mopeds. John, I think highway departments out west realize that Interstate Highways are necessary for all types of vehicles. I suspect mainly because of lack of alternatives. I think the original question is are there bicycle routes that include Interstate Highways. From what we've learned, Interstate Highways can be tagged to allow bicycles where permitted by law. But just because bicycles are permitted, does that mean they are also part of a bicycle route? I'm not a bicyclist, so I'll defer to those that are. Bicycle routes should be documented by appropriate groups. I'm not sure who they are. We could also entertain tagging with the name of the organization documents the routes. A close analogy are hiking trails. For example the Pacific Crest is documented by the USDA Forest Service. Local trails are documented by local hiking organizations. Certainly both are welcome in OSM. Why not for bicycle routes? BTW - "Wild" is a great movie. Clifford -- @osm_seattle osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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