Tag:access=official
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A way dedicated for a particular use by law.
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The value official for the access tags foot, bicycle and horse indicates a way legally dedicated to specific modes of travel by a law or by the rules of traffic. The tag is to signify the official, binding, legal nature of the dedication. A way may have several official dedications.
In most cases, the official dedication also means that other modes of travel are prohibited. In some countries like Germany such a usage right is also compulsory, travelers must not use a parallel way if an official way is marked. But exclusive or compulsory use is only a deduction based on local laws and traffic rules, it is not the meaning of the tag "official".
The tag should only be used where there is a an official traffic sign or an unambiguous law.
Difference to designated: "Official" is stronger than "designated". The latter is defined in different ways throughout the Wiki but often includes ways that have no legal dedication like e.g. recommended routes of a local bicycle club. "Offical" is only for ways marked with a legal traffic sign.
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