IMHO it would be more useful if bicycle=no meant 'no cycling' ... I think there are quite a few situations where a cyclist could wheel (or carry) the bike but not ride it. Without bicycle=no it would be difficult to know that it was 'no cycling' but with 'bicycle=no' + 'foot=yes' it would be reasonable to assume a default that the cyclist could wheel / carry the bike.
I agree that horses are different - walking a horse is usually not allowed where riding a horse is not allowed (for protection of the surface) and carrying the horse is relatively uncommon, at least around here. Mike Harris > -----Original Message----- > From: tagging-boun...@openstreetmap.org > [mailto:tagging-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of James > Livingston > Sent: 02 December 2009 21:32 > To: tagging@openstreetmap.org > Subject: [Tagging] bicycle=no > > Hi all, > > Because we were having *so* much fun repeating the > footway-cycleway-path debate again, here's another related > question: what does bicycle=no actually mean, no bicycles or > no cycling? > > Last night I asked on IRC whether anyone know how to tag a > "Cyclists must dismount" sign, and would bicycle=dismount or > similar make sense. A summary of the conversation between > several of us: > * Isn't that what bicycle=no means, that's what I thought it meant? > * How do you tag "no bicycles" then, bicycle=really_no_i_mean_it? > * The same would apply to horses, I'd guess you can't walk a > horse through a horse=no area > * There are a couple of uses of bicycle=dismount already on osmdoc > * In France, if you are walking your bike you're considered a > pedestrian. So it's a footpath > * Over here, you can cycle on any footpath unless otherwise > signposted, to confuse the situation > * What does a sign consisting of a crossed red circle with a > bike in it mean? That probably varies between countries too > > > So, tagging list, how are you supposed to tag "cyclists must > dismount", tag "no bicycles" and what does bicycle=no mean? > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
