It's recommended that bicycle and foot get tagged explicitly where there's no obvious global default (like footway, path, cycleway and motorway).
On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 09:44 Volker Schmidt <vosc...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the context of cycling-related tagging there is an issue which I would > like to bring up. > This regards the tag combination highway=path and bicycle=yes. > > Access tags generally are about legal access (with a few exceptions which > do not apply here) > "highway=path" implies "bicycle=yes" (in most jurisdictions) - see the > proposed Default-Access-Restriction for all countries > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_tags_for_routing/Access-Restrictions> > . > OpenCycleMap renders a "highway=path" with "bicycle=yes" in the same way > as a dedicated cycleway ("highway=cycleway" with our without > "bicycle=designated") or a combined foot-cycle-way ("highway=path" with > "foot=designated" and "bicycle=designated"). A "highway=path" with no > "bicycle=yes" or with "bicycle=no" is shown with a separate rendering which > is also used for "highway=footpath" (see > https://www.opencyclemap.org/docs/) > > The real problem is that many mappers with mountain-bike interest use this > to distinguish what they consider paths for MTBs ( "highway=path" with > "bicycle=yes") from paths they do not consider MTB suitable by tagging them > without "bicycle=yes". > > The problem is widespread and has two different consequences > > - different rendering of legally identical situations (a mountain path > for hikers with permission also for MTB) > - identical rendering of two very different things (an MTB path and a > city cycleway) > > > This confusion is not helped by the iD mappers who are invited to fill in > the detailed access tables independently of any default values. > > This has come up up (again) in the context of a nation-wide attempt in > Italy to review all mountain hiking trails of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) > and insert them with details into OSM. CAI mappers are discussing whether > to remove during that operation the apparently redundant "bicycle=yes" > tagging or not. > > I am sure this has been addressed in the passed and I only have not found > traces of the old discussions. > I have no proposal on how to proceed, but would like hear your opinions > about this. > > Volker > Padova, Italy > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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