[mkgmap-dev] mkgmap and bicycle routing

Mon Nov 7 09:21:45 GMT 2011

On 06.11.2011 11:58, Thorsten Kukuk wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 05, Minko wrote:
>
>> Thorsten,
>> Can you test your routing with my openfietsmap Germany?
> Your maps does not have this problem for bicycles because of:
> "bicycle=permissive | bicycle=official { set bicycle=yes }"
>
> in your style file. That's a valid workaround, but does not
> solve the problem for bicycles, not for others.
>
> So I really think we should fix mkgmap to handle "official" itself.
> Else all style files, including the default mkgmap style, needs
> this line.
>
>
I think bicycle=official and other official tags should not be handled 
in the backend. This is a crazy idea for cycling. When cycling I 
actually want to avoid any bicycle=official cause I don't like to be 
forced to use a certain way, but decide if I ride on cycleway or on the 
street myself.

Handling bicycle=official via style-file, I can much better filter the 
priority of roads myself.

IMHO only yes, no and destination (destination means no, cause no 
through traffic allowed, and Garmin considers no like destination in 
routing) should be hardcoded. All other values like permissive, 
official, and designated should not be handled by the backend.