Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-30 Thread fly
One possibility to state your opinion is JOSM ticket #9158 [1]. If logged in, you can vote on every page. Cheers fly [1] https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/9158 On 07.10.2013 18:09, fly wrote: I wonder if it is useful to tag bicycle=dismount on ways. At least in Germany there is no

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-21 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 20/ott/2013 um 22:22 schrieb Dan S danstowell+...@gmail.com: we should have a separate no-pushing-bicycles tag that's not part of bicycle=* (bicycle:pushed=*...? or is there anything in actual use?) not sure about actual use, but I'd prefer bicycle_pushing=no or pushing_bicycle=no or

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-19 Thread Frank Little
mainly used or sometimes exclusively used ... . - Original Message - From: Jonathan bigfatfro...@gmail.com To: tagging@openstreetmap.org Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways Sorry Dan, but bicycle=no means no cycling

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-19 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/19 Frank Little frank...@xs4all.nl As others have pointed out, bicycle=no may have also been used by mappers to exclude bicycles not just to exclude cycling; I'd say we can't know what people meant (though I imagine mostly it will have had the meaning of 'no cycling'). shall we

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Volker Schmidt
(this thread is so long now, that I don't remember if I have inserted my problem with bicycle=no/dismount) Here in Italy we have heaps of pedestrian-only crossings, which are part of dedicated combined foot-cycle paths or even pure cycle paths. The legal requirements is that cyclists dismount

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 16/ott/2013 um 09:23 schrieb Volker Schmidt vosc...@gmail.com: This feature of JOSM indicates to me that there is most likely widespread use of bicycle=no on crossings with the meaning of bicycle=dismount. there is really no difference in meaning between bicycle=no (cycling is legally

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Georg Feddern
Am 16.10.2013 09:23, schrieb Volker Schmidt: (this thread is so long now, that I don't remember if I have inserted my problem with bicycle=no/dismount) Here in Italy we have heaps of pedestrian-only crossings, which are part of dedicated combined foot-cycle paths or even pure cycle paths.

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Richard Mann
There are only some singular situations where pushing bicycles as an object is not allowed. In this situations I am always puzzled, what I have to fear, if I would carry the bicycle like a suitcase or parcel/packet ... none I suppose, but I never was in such situation yet. Georg Nothing to

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Elena ``of Valhalla''
On 2013-10-16 at 10:10:50 +0200, Georg Feddern wrote: Am 16.10.2013 09:23, schrieb Volker Schmidt: (this thread is so long now, that I don't remember if I have inserted my problem with bicycle=no/dismount) Here in Italy we have heaps of pedestrian-only crossings, which are part of

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Dan S
2013/10/16 Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com: Am 16/ott/2013 um 09:23 schrieb Volker Schmidt vosc...@gmail.com: This feature of JOSM indicates to me that there is most likely widespread use of bicycle=no on crossings with the meaning of bicycle=dismount. there is really no

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/16 Dan S danstowell+...@gmail.com and a few of us in the UK have pointed out that there is indeed a difference between two situations, both of which occur often: * cycling AND pushing a cycle are forbidden (which, UK-based, I consider bicycle=no) * cycling BUT NOT pushing a cycle is

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/16 Richard Mann richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com Nothing to fear except a long walk back to where you started when you try to get out here: http://goo.gl/maps/9ncnD I guess you could throw the bike over the fence. Or wait until one of those cars opens the gate. (and don't ask me

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread SomeoneElse
Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: I have no doubt that these situations occur, I was only pointing out that bicycle is not the right key to state anything about pushing a bike as this has nothing to do with cycling. What about the equivalent situation for horses?

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/16 SomeoneElse li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk What about the equivalent situation for horses? http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/29335011 Although the horse may have different views on the matter, I'd say that this is very definitely related to horseriding. :) maybe this is

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Jonathan
Sorry Dan, but bicycle=no means no cycling, pushing a bike is OK. We don't have any way of saying you cannot push a bike except by banning pedestrians as well. Jonathan http://bigfatfrog67.me On 16/10/2013 10:29, Dan S wrote: Martin, your statement here is the same as the one which fly used

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread John F. Eldredge
SomeoneElse li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk wrote: Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: I have no doubt that these situations occur, I was only pointing out that bicycle is not the right key to state anything about pushing a bike as this has nothing to do with cycling. What about the equivalent

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Stefan Tiran
Hello, SomeoneElse wrote: Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: I have no doubt that these situations occur, I was only pointing out that bicycle is not the right key to state anything about pushing a bike as this has nothing to do with cycling. What about the equivalent situation for horses?

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Pieren
On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Stefan Tiran stefan.ti...@student.tugraz.at wrote: Depending on cultural differences dogs could be considered as pet, food or object, but definitely not as means of transportation. Depends your size and the size of the dog... Pieren, tagging footways with

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Jo
People in Alaska might disagree with you... I have no idea whether dog sledges are banned on certain streets, of course. Jo 2013/10/16 Stefan Tiran stefan.ti...@student.tugraz.at Hello, SomeoneElse wrote: Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: I have no doubt that these situations occur, I was

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-16 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/16 Stefan Tiran stefan.ti...@student.tugraz.at Depending on cultural differences dogs could be considered as pet, food or object, but definitely not as means of transportation. put dog riding in your preferred search engine pic search and you'll get an awful lot of pictures,

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-15 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
On 14 October 2013 16:35, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/10/14 Richard Mann richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com bicycle=no on the entry/exit node should suffice for routing +1, for routing that should be sufficient, but not for mapping ;-) If they are explicitly

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-14 Thread Stephen Gower
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:53:04AM +0100, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) wrote: and [Neither cycling nor pushing allowed] would be an area/route explicitly signed as e.g. no bicycles not even pushed (Oxford University Parks used to be like this until a couple of years ago). Just for the

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-14 Thread Richard Mann
bicycle=no on the entry/exit node should suffice for routing On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Stephen Gower socks-openstreetmap@earth.li wrote: On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:53:04AM +0100, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) wrote: and [Neither cycling nor pushing allowed] would be an

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-14 Thread Jonathan
Wow, Oxford's parks sound a fun place to be! Not! ;-) On a more serious note, I would have thought tagging this one: http://cycle.st/p17860 would be straight forward because no pedestrian and no bicycle also means no pushing a bicycle. You gotta wonder who can use he gate? :-) But thanks

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-14 Thread Philip Barnes
A short section of pushing a bike along a footpath will often be preferential to only using a route where a bike can be ridden. Phil (trigpoint) -- Sent from my Nokia N9 On 14/10/2013 13:40 Richard Mann wrote: bicycle=no on the entry/exit node should suffice for routing On Mon, Oct 14,

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-14 Thread fly
Am 14.10.2013 14:40, schrieb Richard Mann: bicycle=no on the entry/exit node should suffice for routing Only if you do not allow parts to be footpaths where you push you bike. How about bicycle_pushed=* or pushing_bicycle=*. Maybe even 2wheel_vehicle_pushed ? fly

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-14 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/14 Richard Mann richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com bicycle=no on the entry/exit node should suffice for routing +1, for routing that should be sufficient, but not for mapping ;-) If they are explicitly forbidden on all ways it would not be bad to have it on all ways as explicit tag

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-14 Thread John F. Eldredge
Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/10/14 Richard Mann richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com bicycle=no on the entry/exit node should suffice for routing +1, for routing that should be sufficient, but not for mapping ;-) If they are explicitly forbidden on all ways it

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Petr Holub
Am 08.10.2013 20:16, schrieb Volker Schmidt: Just for your reference - while for many cases, I agree that bicycle=no is appropriate, there are quite interesting cycleways in the Czech Republic, where using bicycle=dismount for nodes on a path would make things easier for people

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 10/ott/2013 um 22:46 schrieb Frank Little frank...@xs4all.nl: Yes, the intention is to stop people pushing their bikes in a pedestrian area. are you allowed to carry them? what about foldable bikes? monocycles? tandems? horses? big dogs? cheers, Martin

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 10/ott/2013 um 23:36 schrieb Frank Little frank...@xs4all.nl: was ... ... to sign it with a cyclists dismount' sign. We can all decide that it's nonsense, and they shouldn't have done that, but that doesn't change the sign. And we map what's there, not what we'd like to be there.

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 11/ott/2013 um 01:07 schrieb Frank Little frank...@xs4all.nl: I certainly wouldn't mark it as bicycle=no, because bicycles are allowed (they just have to be pushed). at the risk of repeating: the key bicycle is not about bicycles but about cyclists. cheers, Martin

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Jonathan
No, we don't map what is there, we map the implications of what is there. We don't map every speed limit sign or no-entry sign, we map the result of those signs. The signs are there for humans in the real world, we are representing the real world to computers. http://bigfatfrog67.me On

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Jonathan
http://img.ct24.cz/multimedia/videos/image/646/medium/193542.jpg This example, is clearly a legal statement, however, if you wish to map that then modify the access tag for each section that cycling is not allowed. Although, in this case I can't see how that works, as a pedestrian how do you

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Richard Mann
Jonathan, I think you are saying that foot=yes+bicycle=no covers it. It doesn't because bicycle=dismount is typically advisory, and considerably less strong than bicycle=no. Usually it means that a pedestrian might take umbrage, but the authorities aren't interested in making it an offence. On

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Philip Barnes
discussion, strategy and related tools lowfligh...@googlemail.com Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways On 10.10.2013 20:10, SomeoneElse wrote: Jonathan wrote: I don't see any point in the bicycle=dismount tag, when there is a change

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/11 Jonathan bigfatfro...@gmail.com No, we don't map what is there, we map the implications of what is there. We don't map every speed limit sign or no-entry sign, we map the result of those signs. The signs are there for humans in the real world, we are representing the real world to

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/11 Jonathan bigfatfro...@gmail.com http://img.ct24.cz/multimedia/videos/image/646/medium/193542.jpg This example, is clearly a legal statement, however, if you wish to map that then modify the access tag for each section that cycling is not allowed. I wouldn't interpret this that

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/11 Philip Barnes p...@trigpoint.me.uk In the UK, mopeds cannot be ridden on cycleways. Moped routing should be as motorcycle but avoid motorways and some of the A55. what about mofas? http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Key:mofa that's a class of bicycles with an assisting motor, regulated

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Philip Barnes
I think they count as bicycles, providing the top speed is less than 15mph, about 25kph. Can't see the point myself, slower than my proper bike and don't keep me fit. Phil (trigpoint) -- Sent from my Nokia N9 On 11/10/2013 11:32 Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2013/10/11 Philip Barnes

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
On 10 October 2013 15:28, fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com wrote: +1 for a separate tag and deprecating bicycle=dismount To make the case for this clearer, consider the following. There are four combinations of access for bicycles and cyclists, depending on whether you are allowed to cycle and/or

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/11 Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com (a) bicycle=yes + bicycle_pushed=yes (b) bicycle=yes + bicycle_pushed=no (c) bicycle=no + bicycle_pushed=yes (d) bicycle=no + bicycle_pushed=no IMHO we should encourage tagging of the permission of pedestrians to push a

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Mike N
On 10/11/2013 7:17 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: A normal dedicated cycleway doesn't allow you to push your bicycle because pedestrians aren't allowed there I'm not familiar with dedicated cycleways - if you have a breakdown and can't repair, is it required that you walk to the nearest

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 11/ott/2013 um 13:23 schrieb Mike N nice...@att.net: I'm not familiar with dedicated cycleways - if you have a breakdown and can't repair, is it required that you walk to the nearest roadway and back home via the roadway instead of the cycleway? yes, if you have a break down it

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Jonathan
+1 Totally agree, thanks Robert for a sensible summary. http://bigfatfrog67.me On 11/10/2013 11:53, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) wrote: On 10 October 2013 15:28, fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com wrote: +1 for a separate tag and deprecating bicycle=dismount To make the case for this clearer,

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Frank Little
To: tagging@openstreetmap.org Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways On 10/11/2013 7:17 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: A normal dedicated cycleway doesn't allow you to push your bicycle because pedestrians aren't allowed there I'm

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Stefan Tiran
Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: IMHO we should encourage tagging of the permission of pedestrians to push a bicycle only for those few places where it isn't allowed to do so (and probably in many of these cases it won't just be forbidden to push a bicycle or two, but also to carry it/them,

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Frank Little
Nice summary: thanks, Robert. In the Netherlands: (a) Yes, this is true: if there is no sidewalk (very common outside the built-up area). (b) This is only true if there is a sidewalk; if there is no sidewalk, see (a). Different countries have different rules. (c) This is generally true on

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Philip Barnes
On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 11:53 +0100, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) wrote: On 10 October 2013 15:28, fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com wrote: +1 for a separate tag and deprecating bicycle=dismount To make the case for this clearer, consider the following. There are four combinations of access for

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/11 Frank Little frank...@xs4all.nl In the Netherlands, the default for all cycleways is (or should be) foot=yes if there is no adjacent sidewalk in OSM. Since it is the default, it is often not explicitly tagged. IMHO better be explicit if you want to be sure. If the default (by

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread fly
Am 11.10.2013 12:26, schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer: 2013/10/11 Jonathan bigfatfro...@gmail.com mailto:bigfatfro...@gmail.com http://img.ct24.cz/multimedia/videos/image/646/medium/193542.jpg This example, is clearly a legal statement, however, if you wish to map that then modify

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread fly
Am 09.10.2013 09:40, schrieb Georg Feddern: Am 08.10.2013 20:16, schrieb Volker Schmidt: Just for your reference - while for many cases, I agree that bicycle=no is appropriate, there are quite interesting cycleways in the Czech Republic, where using bicycle=dismount for

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-11 Thread fly
as if you were a pedestrian and stay on the cycleway. In the Netherlands. (Other countries may have different rules.) - Original Message - From: Mike N nice...@att.net To: tagging@openstreetmap.org Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread fly
+1 for a separate tag and deprecating bicycle=dismount On 08.10.2013 18:46, Tod Fitch wrote: Would bicycle:dismount be better than bicycle_dismount? Seems like that would be more in keeping with current key naming conventions. The convention did change a bit by time and now : is more common

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 10/ott/2013 um 16:28 schrieb fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com: The convention did change a bit by time and now : is more common than _ but at the end it does not really matter. this as a different separator: the colon is for hierarchical structures (a:b b is a subtag of a) and the

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Frank Little
It is no longer clear to me what is being proposed since two different situations are involved. 1. There are situations where there are signs telling a cyclist to dismount. He/she can continue on the way, pushing the bike. To tag these situations the current solution is to tag

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Jonathan
I don't see any point in the bicycle=dismount tag, when there is a change in speed limit we don't tag car=slowdown! The only way to tag the effect that the sign has is to change the access tag to exclude bicycles. As I see it it's that simple. However, if there is a situation in a country

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Mike N
On 10/10/2013 1:55 PM, Jonathan wrote: The only way to tag the effect that the sign has is to change the access tag to exclude bicycles. What about hints to the router that it's OK to send cyclists on this route instead of taking a longer route? Knowing that speed = walking speed + time to

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread SomeoneElse
Jonathan wrote: I don't see any point in the bicycle=dismount tag, when there is a change in speed limit we don't tag car=slowdown! The only way to tag the effect that the sign has is to change the access tag to exclude bicycles. As I see it it's that simple. Here's an example:

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread fly
On 10.10.2013 20:03, Mike N wrote: On 10/10/2013 1:55 PM, Jonathan wrote: The only way to tag the effect that the sign has is to change the access tag to exclude bicycles. What about hints to the router that it's OK to send cyclists on this route instead of taking a longer route? Knowing

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread fly
On 10.10.2013 20:10, SomeoneElse wrote: Jonathan wrote: I don't see any point in the bicycle=dismount tag, when there is a change in speed limit we don't tag car=slowdown! The only way to tag the effect that the sign has is to change the access tag to exclude bicycles. As I see it it's that

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Mike N
On 10/10/2013 2:13 PM, fly wrote: What about hints to the router that it's OK to send cyclists on this route instead of taking a longer route? Knowing that speed = walking speed + time to mount/dismount allows it to make a decision when to take a longer fully rideable route VS dismounting.

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Jonathan
It doesn't need a hint, it should be making that decision currently on all routes: is it quicker to get off and push if that is allowed. Nothing needs to change to support this other than to tag routes using ACCESS that a bicycle can't be pushed on. I reiterate, bicycle=dismount is a

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Jonathan
If you can't cycle on a way then it isn't a cycleway! http://bigfatfrog67.me On 10/10/2013 19:10, SomeoneElse wrote: Jonathan wrote: I don't see any point in the bicycle=dismount tag, when there is a change in speed limit we don't tag car=slowdown! The only way to tag the effect that the

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Jonathan
Nope, the only difference is a way changes from a way that can contain cycles to a route that can't, it's an access issue. http://bigfatfrog67.me On 10/10/2013 19:18, Mike N wrote: On 10/10/2013 2:13 PM, fly wrote: What about hints to the router that it's OK to send cyclists on this route

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Frank Little
is about. - Original Message - From: Jonathan bigfatfro...@gmail.com To: tagging@openstreetmap.org Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways However, if there is a situation in a country where a bicycle can't even

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Jonathan
the Netherlands, is understandable). Again: this really is not what bicycle=dismount is about. - Original Message - From: Jonathan bigfatfro...@gmail.com To: tagging@openstreetmap.org Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Frank Little
regulation). - Original Message - From: fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com To: Tag discussion, strategy and related tools tagging@openstreetmap.org Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways On 10.10.2013 20:10, SomeoneElse wrote

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread John F. Eldredge
On 10/10/2013 01:13 PM, fly wrote: On 10.10.2013 20:03, Mike N wrote: On 10/10/2013 1:55 PM, Jonathan wrote: The only way to tag the effect that the sign has is to change the access tag to exclude bicycles. What about hints to the router that it's OK to send cyclists on this route instead of

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Jonathan
(or, possibly, a general traffic regulation). - Original Message - From: fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com To: Tag discussion, strategy and related tools tagging@openstreetmap.org Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-10 Thread Frank Little
: Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways I'm not suggesting the dismount sign is ignored on the map, I'm saying, if cycling is not allowed (i.e. cyclist should dismount and no longer cycle) then it should either not be marked as a cycleway or the access tag should be used

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread Georg Feddern
Am 07.10.2013 19:13, schrieb Richard Welty: On 10/7/13 1:08 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote: I remember seeing such a cyclists must dismount on the narrow footway of a bridge over the James River, in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Not only was the footway narrow, [...] there's a cyclists must dismount

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread Georg Feddern
Am 08.10.2013 20:16, schrieb Volker Schmidt: Just for your reference - while for many cases, I agree that bicycle=no is appropriate, there are quite interesting cycleways in the Czech Republic, where using bicycle=dismount for nodes on a path would make things easier for

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
On 7 October 2013 17:09, fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com wrote: I wonder if it is useful to tag bicycle=dismount on ways. At least in Germany there is no official traffic sign despite of the existence of some. I don't think the issue here is really whether there is a need within instances of

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/9 Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com f bicycle=* is currently widely used to express access rights for cycling, then I'd suggest we leave it like that, as it does the job pretty well. +1 Rather than trying to add additional values to this key to capture

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
Georg Feddern o...@bavarianmallet.de wrote: Am 07.10.2013 19:13, schrieb Richard Welty: On 10/7/13 1:08 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote: I remember seeing such a cyclists must dismount on the narrow footway of a bridge over the James River, in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Not only was the footway

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread Richard Welty
Georg Feddern o...@bavarianmallet.de wrote: Am 07.10.2013 19:13, schrieb Richard Welty: On 10/7/13 1:08 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote: I remember seeing such a cyclists must dismount on the narrow footway of a bridge over the James River, in

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/9 John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com I think bicycle=no would be clearer in meaning. you can insist on this, but we are not starting to map right now, and given that bicycle has the longstanding meaning of cyclist in osm, your proposal would imply a change on this meaning --- a tag

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread Philip Barnes
Can happen where pedestrians and stopping are prohibited, but cycling is allowed. Phil (trigpoint) -- Sent from my Nokia N9 On 09/10/2013 14:55 John F. Eldredge wrote: Georg Feddern o...@bavarianmallet.de wrote: Am 07.10.2013 19:13, schrieb Richard Welty: On 10/7/13 1:08 PM, John F.

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/9 John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com After I posted this message, I read another message suggesting bicycle:push=no, which is a better suggestion than bicycle=no. I still believe that something along foot:bicycle-pushing=no would be better, as a cyclist who dismounted his bicycle

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/10/9 John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com After I posted this message, I read another message suggesting bicycle:push=no, which is a better suggestion than bicycle=no. I still believe that something along foot:bicycle-pushing=no

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Stefan Tiran
Hi, fly wrote: Hey I wonder if it is useful to tag bicycle=dismount on ways. At least in Germany there is no official traffic sign despite of the existence of some. Every time I see such a sign, I get very angry about the fucking moron, who was responsible for this bullshit. Of course,

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Volker Schmidt
In my part of Italy - I don't know whether this is correct for the entire country - it is *normal *on cycleways that run parallel to roads that at every point where there is a lateral road, there is a *pedestrian* crossing across the lateral road where the cyclists are requested by law to

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/8 Dominik George n...@naturalnet.de Yes it does. If there is only a footway sign, cyclists are allowed to use the road. If there is a sign telling to dismount the bike, cyclists must use the pedestrian way, pushing their bike. Given that you seem to refer to the situation in

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Steve Bennett
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 3:09 AM, fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com wrote: Hey I wonder if it is useful to tag bicycle=dismount on ways. At least in Germany there is no official traffic sign despite of the existence of some. You are allowed to push your bike on every footway/pedestrian plus

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Petr Holub
I wonder if it is useful to tag bicycle=dismount on ways. At least in Germany there is no official traffic sign despite of the existence of some. You are allowed to push your bike on every footway/pedestrian plus ways with vehicle=no. E.g. it is useless. Either you are allowed to ride

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread John F. Eldredge
Stefan Tiran stefan.ti...@student.tugraz.at wrote: Hi, fly wrote: Hey I wonder if it is useful to tag bicycle=dismount on ways. At least in Germany there is no official traffic sign despite of the existence of some. Every time I see such a sign, I get very angry about the

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread fly
On 07.10.2013 22:37, Stefan Tiran wrote: Hi, fly wrote: Hey I wonder if it is useful to tag bicycle=dismount on ways. At least in Germany there is no official traffic sign despite of the existence of some. Every time I see such a sign, I get very angry about the fucking moron, who

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Richard Welty
On 10/8/13 10:32 AM, fly wrote: In all situation we do not need bicycle=dismount. Can anyone state that in her/his country this traffic_sign is official and not made up by some people ? well, i can't say official for sure, but the dismount signs posted on the various Hudson River crossings

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Andre Engels
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Ole Nielsen on-...@xs4all.nl wrote: At least in the Netherlands you have to distinguish between bicycle=no and bicycle=dismount. Some pedestrian streets are explicitly signed with no bicycle pushing. In other words you may not bring your bicycle here. Thus

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Tod Fitch
Would bicycle:dismount be better than bicycle_dismount? Seems like that would be more in keeping with current key naming conventions. Tod -- Sent from my mobile device. Please excuse my brevity. Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com wrote: I think dismount should be a key, not a value -

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Ole Nielsen
On 08/10/2013 02:33, Matthijs Melissen wrote: At least in the Netherlands you have to distinguish between bicycle=no and bicycle=dismount. Some pedestrian streets are explicitly signed with no bicycle pushing. I never heard of that, what sign do you mean? In which contexts is out used? Do you

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/8 fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com Can anyone state that in her/his country this traffic_sign is official and not made up by some people ? you are only refering to public roads, but private owners could impose whatever rules they like, e.g. on private squares, private shopping malls

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/8 Ole Nielsen on-...@xs4all.nl Here is one found in a local shopping centre in Rijswijk (crappy phone photo made in poor lighting). http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/**wiki/File:Fiets-verboden.jpghttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Fiets-verboden.jpg It literally translates to

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Matthijs Melissen
On 8 October 2013 19:46, Ole Nielsen on-...@xs4all.nl wrote: Here is one found in a local shopping centre in Rijswijk (crappy phone photo made in poor lighting). http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/**wiki/File:Fiets-verboden.jpghttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Fiets-verboden.jpg It

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Volker Schmidt
Just for your reference - while for many cases, I agree that bicycle=no is appropriate, there are quite interesting cycleways in the Czech Republic, where using bicycle=dismount for nodes on a path would make things easier for people editing OSM. Consider this:

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Matthijs Melissen
On 8 October 2013 20:11, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/10/8 Ole Nielsen on-...@xs4all.nl Here is one found in a local shopping centre in Rijswijk (crappy phone photo made in poor lighting).

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/8 Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl No, the legal basis is a local regulation called Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening (General local ordinance): http://decentrale.regelgeving.overheid.nl/cvdr/xhtmloutput/Historie/Rijswijk/107457/107457_1.html the liberal times of the

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread Stefan Tiran
Hi, John F. Eldredge wrote: If you really meant it is in no way acceptable to require people to dismount their bikes, Indeed this is what I meant. Thanks for pointing out this ambiguity! what about the real-life situation I described earlier, a narrow footway along one side of a bridge,

Re: [Tagging] Usefulness of bicycle=dismount on ways

2013-10-08 Thread John F. Eldredge
Stefan Tiran stefan.ti...@student.tugraz.at wrote: Hi, John F. Eldredge wrote: If you really meant it is in no way acceptable to require people to dismount their bikes, Indeed this is what I meant. Thanks for pointing out this ambiguity! what about the real-life situation I

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