A track does have a different function, it can handle a 2 track vehicle,
a path can't.
If functional is sacrosanct, why do we have motorway? A motorway
could just be a trunk or primary with extra tags denoting limited access.
On 6/9/20 2:11 PM, Mike Thompson wrote:
On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 1:55 PM brad <bradha...@fastmail.com
<mailto:bradha...@fastmail.com>> wrote:
>
> It already says this:
> "Some highway=track are used for various leisure activities -
hiking, cycling, or as jeep/ATV trails. "
> on the track wiki.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack
Right, there is nothing that says that a track cannot be used for
additional purposes, only that its primary function is agricultural or
forestry.
> I propose changing the path page from this:
> "If a path is wide enough for 4-wheel-vehicles (wider than 2 m), and
it is not legally signposted or otherwise only allowed for
pedestrians, cyclists or horseriders, it is often better tagged as a
highway=track or highway=service. "
>
> to this:
> "If a path is wide enough for 4-wheel-vehicles (wider than 2 m), it
is often better tagged as a highway=track or highway=service. "
1) So we are getting away from the whole notion of "functional
classification"? highway=track will only be a proxy for some
physical/legal access characteristics?
2) If we are going to use this definition I would propose stronger
language than "often better tagged", perhaps "should almost always be
tagged."
Mike
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