I support the idea in principle. However, would it be possible to propose a tag that is backwards compatible with the current scheme, and does not break existing renders / routers? For example, something like bicycle=no, bicycle:use_cycleway=yes?
-- Matthijs On 12 November 2013 18:16, Pee Wee <piewi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Together with user Masimaster I've made a proposal for a new tag to improve > bicycle routing. I think (and hope) the wiki is clear enough but I’ll say a > few words about this new tag. > > > The tag is introduced to separate 2 kinds of roads where you are not > supposed to ride your bike. > > > The first is a road with a traffic sign (bicycle icon with red edge) that > makes clear it is forbidden to ride a bicycle . (common tag: bicycle=no) > > The second is a road that has a parallel compulsory cycleway but does not > have the bicycle forbidden sign. On this type of road you’re not supposed > to ride your bike but there are exeptions. > > > Legally these 2 roads are not the same. For example.. in NL some 3 wheel > bicycles with certain measurements are allowed to ride the second type of > road. In other countries there is also a legal difference. For this reason > we propose this new tag. > > > Cheers > > > PeeWee32 > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
