On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 at 19:52, Jan Michel <j...@mueschelsoft.de> wrote: > > I also prefer this kind of tagging. I don't see a reason to invent a > fully new tag for this - it is an area meant just for pedestrians just > like a sidewalk. [...]
I don't know how it is elsewhere, but in Switzerland vehicles are allowed to drive on the pedestrian lane as long as pedestrians aren't impeded. However, they aren't allowed to drive on sidewalks. (Aside from the fact that it's not really possible.) Therefore, "an area meant just for pedestrians just like a sidewalk" isn't true here. > For me, a kerb is not a necessary feature of a sidewalk, e.g. here > https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/Hx17IpF-pZWl6AakpYUc2g > There is no kerb or other barrier at all, but still it's obviously a > sidewalk. I wouldn't call that a sidewalk and thus wouldn't tag it sidewalk=*. > I don't see how a 2-3 cm high kerb provides any kind of safety for a > pedestrian. Not much, but luckily most kerbs (at least those i came across) are much higher (usually 10 cm and more). They are only lowered at pedestrian crossings or at driveways. Cars and buses sometimes accidentally touch kerbs while driving (on narrow roads) and then get thrown in the other direction. So i'd say that they definitely provide some safety to pedestrians. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
