[Talk-GB] Confused over access...

2014-10-14 Thread Stuart Reynolds
Hi Very quickly, if I have a road that is for bus/psv use, and is tagged like this: Access=no Bus=yes Psv=yes does that mean that buses are, or aren't, allowed to use it? Currently the bus lane around Preston Bus Station is coded this way, but my contractor isn't treating it as a bus lane,

Re: [Talk-GB] Confused over access...

2014-10-14 Thread Dan S
2014-10-14 17:02 GMT+01:00 Stuart Reynolds stu...@travelinesoutheast.org.uk: Hi Very quickly, if I have a road that is for bus/psv use, and is tagged like this: Access=no Bus=yes Psv=yes does that mean that buses are, or aren’t, allowed to use it? Are. The more specific access

Re: [Talk-GB] Confused over access...

2014-10-14 Thread Shaun McDonald
Hi Stuart, The bus=yes and psv=yes override the access=no to say only buses/public service vehicles can use the road. The access=no says ignore the normal defaults for access on the road, and instead use the access values included in this object instead. I hope that clarifies things. Shaun

Re: [Talk-GB] Confused over access...

2014-10-14 Thread Ed Loach
The more specific access tags take priority over the more general, so in your example access=no precludes all traffic, but bus=yes and psv=yes means buses and taxis are allowed. See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:access#Transport_mode_restric tions I am surprised there is no

Re: [Talk-GB] Confused over access...

2014-10-14 Thread Stuart Reynolds
Ed, There isn't a foot=yes tag because that particular road isn't walkable. There are two at-grade zebras from the street outside, and a tunnel, that take you up into the bus station. Think of it like an airport - the bus road is like the airport tarmac and gates, and the bus station is like