-----Original Message-----
From: Frederik Ramm [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2016 6:39 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Tagging] Proper way to tag highways located in "dangerous" areas

Hi,

On 11/17/2016 08:42 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:
> I don't think it's appropriate to put into the main toolchain or map 
> data in itself; would be better off as your own specialized mashup 
> keeping in mind that enormous can of worms...

I agree; there are lots of other interesting things that might be useful for 
routing, for example how likely it is to step into dog poo, how rainy the 
weather is in an area, how loud during rush hour or how dark at night; how 
accident-prone an intersection or how beautiful the landscape. Some of these 
are clearly non objective, others can be pseudo-objective like the crime 
figures but they'll often be biased, or not comparable across jurisdictions or 
even cities... I think adding any of this to OSM would move us away from being 
a database of easily observable facts, into the realm where people will fight 
endlessly about what the facts really are.

Let's not go there. Let's stick to "if two people cannot agree what to put in 
OSM, let them meet at the place in question, see things with their own eyes, 
and settle the argument". Anything that cannot be resolved that way (or, by 
extension, through a photo or sending someone else to go and look) will only 
cause trouble.

+1
For all the tagging that can be done, dangerous or similar is just a terrible 
idea.

Bye
Frederik


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