Just went through the IRC Roads and Bridges handbook [1] and updated some sections of the wiki regarding village roads: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tagging_Roads_in_India#Major_Roads
1) Asphalted roads that are wide enough just for a single car/small truck. > There are no shoulders to these kind of roads and the road boundaries are > usually hard walls built around farm land. so if some other car comes in > the opposite direction, you certainly have to go back 100-200meters to let > it pass. highway=unclassified lanes=1 2) Asphalted roads that are wide enough for a car/small truck, but with > shoulders. so it is possible to let the car in opposite side to pass by > moving over to road shoulder. > highway=unclassified lanes=1.5 > 3) Asphalted roads that are wide enough for 2 cars or a bus. typically > connects 2 main villeges. highway=tertiary lanes=1.5 or 2 According to the IRC standards, it seems like most rural roads would be unclassified or tertiary, with singe lane (3-3.5m) or intermediate lane (3.5-5.5m) Residential roads and living streets should be used for roads serving purely local residential traffic and not for traffic between villages. [1] http://saiindia.gov.in/english/home/Public_Folder/Professional_Practices_Group/State_Local_Manual/PUDUCHERRY_MANUAL/Wad%20Manual/Roads%20&%20Bridges.pdf -- Arun Ganesh (planemad) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad> <http://j.mp/ArunGanesh>
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