On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Nic Roets <nro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Anthony <o...@inbox.org> wrote: > >> Ideally, yes. But routing software can't possibly process the logic > >> correctly in cases like these. Some roads may not have a pavement, but > >> they are safe for pedestrians due to the lack of traffic. In other > >> cases extreme footways should not be used because of crime. > > > > What does lack of traffic matter? Unless you mean absolutely no traffic, > I > > don't think that makes much difference. If the road is unsafe to walk > on, > > I'm not going to walk down it whether there's 1 car a day or 10,000. If > > there's a low enough speed limit maybe. > > By that logic you should never leave your house. What if a storm > suddenly appears and you get hit by lightning ? >
You seem to have missed the rest of my post. I was arguing that a road with no pavement but with a shoulder is *not* unsafe. OTOH, if the road has no shoulder, and traffic traveling at 55 mph, and only 1 car a day, I'm not walking down it.
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