> Georg Feddern <[email protected]> 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 narrow, > [...] > > there's a cyclists must dismount sign for the footway along > the Dunn Bridge between Albany and Rensselaer NY. > > > well, if it is tagged as highway=footway you already have to dismount - > otherwise it would be tagged as highway=cycleway. > So where is the need for a bicycle=dismount here? > you're making an assumption about tagging of ways that may not apply generally. in some parts of the US, we have true multi-use paths where pedestrians and cyclists are considered equal users. those are frequently tagged highway=path with access tags to denote the types of uses that are permitted.
for the two bridges i mentioned in the Albany NY area, both are connected to the multi-use path network along the river and in OSM they're currently tagged highway=path/foot=yes/bicycle=dismount which accurately reflects the signage and legal usage. if we create tagging schemes where you need to know the whole footway = dismounted cyclist scheme, then you will end up with mistagging by those who aren't aware of the distinction. we are better off, i think, if the tagging maps in an obvious way to the signs we see. richard
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