service=driveway isn't just for residential driveways. It is also used for other driveways. Here is an example of a driveway to a church. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/100946154 I would agree that residential driveways should probably be implied as access=private.
Jgon6 On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 12:08 PM joost schouppe <joost.schou...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > The wiki does not explicitly state what the default assumed tagging is for > highway=service + service=driveway. I've seen it used mostly as the private > entrance to a house, i.e. the bit of road you use to connect the edge of > your property to wherever you leave your car. People usually would not put > up a sign "private" because it's just obvious to anyone. > In rare cases, the owner will explictly put a sign up. In other rare > cases, you are actually allowed to enter because there is some right of way. > > In this context, it seems obvious that the implied tag should be > access=private (or destination at the most liberal). You would only add > "private" if there is signage, and only something else if there is a right > of way or something. > > But maybe this is not obvious in other countries or for other uses of the > driveway tag? In any case, it seems some routers will allow cyclist to go > through driveways without an access tag, and that is (in how I've seen it > used a lot) problematic. Not setting the default to private or destination, > forces the mapper to explicitly add the tag, which might be considered > wrong if it is not signposted... > > Either way, the wiki could use more guidance about the access tag for this > specific road type. > > (this has probably been discussed before, but I couldn't find something > relevant) > > -- > Joost Schouppe > OpenStreetMap <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/joost%20schouppe/> | > Twitter <https://twitter.com/joostjakob> | LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/joost-schouppe/48/939/603> | Meetup > <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Belgium/members/97979802/> > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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