On Nov 4, 2007 12:21 AM, graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andy Allan wrote: > > On 11/3/07, Damp Dog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've just started mapping and wondered is there any way to describe > >> private > >> roads? > > > > Yep, tag them as you normally would, and add the appropriate access > > restrictions from > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_features#Restrictions > > But be careful with this: if your private roads are like the ones in my > area, the sign 'private' usually just means that they are not maintained > by the council; access is open to anyone, and the sign 'private' is > meant to discourage people from parking rather than stop them driving in > the road. A bit like the old 'polite notice' signs, meant to look like > 'police notice' to a casual reader. > > Of course some private roads are gated or have some kind of guard on > them, and there access really is restricted. > > Andy, what do you do about roads which are private but have unrestricted > access?
As Roger says, this is what the "permissive" values are for - there's no legal compulsion on the landowner to let you use the road or path, but they are happy to let you do so. Cheers, Andy _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
