I would say it assumes hat cyclists in theory have to obey traffic rules and a map should reflect what they have to do, not what they do. Walkers cross lawns wherever they want if that's a shortcut and rules against that aren't enforced strictly, but we don't map any possible shortcut.
regards Peter Am 01.12.2013 22:47, schrieb Jonathan: > :-) This whole discussion assumes cyclists obey traffic rules! In the > UK cyclists ride where they like! :-) > > http://bigfatfrog67.me > > On 01/12/2013 21:38, Matthijs Melissen wrote: >> On 1 December 2013 10:04, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> I mean that bicycle=no bans bicycles from the road, while the actual >>> situation is that you have to use the cycleway if it leads where you are >>> going (and nothing bans you from using the road). If you want to turn >>> left >>> for instance but the cycleway goes straight, you can use the road. >>> There is >>> no ban of bikes on the road. >> I don't think this is true in the Netherlands. Situations like you >> describe are quite rare in the Netherlands, but I did find one: >> >> https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Marconibaan,+Nieuwegein,+The+Netherlands&hl=en&ll=52.02938,5.101267&spn=0.001149,0.004823&sll=51.566277,5.062965&sspn=0.002574,0.004823&oq=marconibaan&t=h&hnear=Marconibaan,+Nieuwegein,+The+Netherlands&z=18&layer=c&cbll=52.029299,5.10157&panoid=3G1tWOtoUdO_1hUBl5deXw&cbp=11,219.58,,0,2.4 >> >> >> I would expect that cyclists are not allowed to turn left on this >> crossing at all, and I don't think they would be allowed to use the >> main road here. >> >> I'm also not sure why you think it is like you describe in Germany. It >> certainly is not explicitly written like that in the law. Could you >> point me to an example of such a crossing in Germany? >> >> Perhaps the answer depends on the meaning of 'leading into the same >> direction' in the convention: does making a turn qualifies as going in >> a different direction, or does it just refer to forward and backward? >> >> -- Matthijs >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
