On Mon, 21 Sep 2020 at 23:04, Volker Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think I mentioned this already in this context: in many countries you > are not allowed to cross roads everywhere you like. In Italy, for example, > you are by law required to use cross-walks, unless they are further than > 200m from your actual position. > Depends on the jurisdiction. In some parts of the US you must use a designated crossing (at least in built-up areas). In the UK you are told "Where there is a crossing nearby, use it," but there is no definition of "nearby." Even so, in towns in the UK I have occasionally encountered sections of road with a central divider and railings on that central divider making crossing difficult but not impossible. That's very much a rarity, though. So for most of the UK you can cross anywhere it seems safe to do so (there's no definition of "safe" either). > I know that this is very theoretical, but it could give us an idea to a > practical solution for separately mapped foot and/or cycleways. > 1) Map all foot/cycle crossings. > 2) In addition map the occasional connecting driveway or side-roads to > make reasonable foot and cycle routing possible. > Which might work well enough in your country but not very well in others. In built-up areas that is a lot of driveways. In less built-up areas it is a poor approximation. In rural areas that can leave miles between a driveway and the next official crossing point yet people can cross anywhere along that distance. I don't know what the answer is, but I don't think that's it. -- Paul
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