On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Pieren <pier...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Let's say I'm in a truck that's 4m wide.
>>
>> I come to a road with width=3 - that is indeed "useful".
>> I come to a road with narrow=yes - that is not as "useful".
>
> So if you see a road tagged est_width=4.5, you will take it with your 4m
> wide truck. But if it is tagged est_width=3.5, you will not...

It's up to the driver whether they want to risk it. They know that the
road is *approximately* 4.5 or 3.5 metres wide.

> And let say I
> have a bigger truck than yours and is 5 meters wide. How can I find a way if
> none of the highways have a width tag ?

You make the best decision that you can, given the information that you have.

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