[mkgmap-dev] highway=path only for pedestrians?

Tue Mar 25 14:34:06 GMT 2014

Hi all,
I heard no other comments, so I will change the default style as described below
tomorrow.

Gerd

> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:34:27 +0200
> From: marko.makela at iki.fi
> To: mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [mkgmap-dev] highway=path only for pedestrians?
> 
> Hi Gerd,
> 
> >AFAIU the rule
> >highway=path {set highway=footway}
> >should be removed.
> 
> Yes, that sounds correct.
> 
> One reason for the current situation could be that you might not want to 
> route bicycles to a narrow forest path, especially in the autumn when it 
> is muddy, or in the winter when there is lots of snow. It really depends 
> on the type of the bicycle and on the weather and road conditions.
> 
> Anyway, I guess that mkgmap should not try to be too clever about what 
> is reasonable. It should only care what is allowed. It is up to the user 
> to decide whether to follow a routing advice.
> 
> 	Marko
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