Proposal:Avoid

avoid
Proposal status:	Abandoned (inactive)
Proposed by:	FK270673
Tagging:	access=avoid/preferred
Applies to:	way
Definition:	Providing a tag for a way where driving is encouraged (preferred) or not recommended (avoid) for obvious reasons
Statistics:
Rendered as:	orange dots on way (avoid)
Draft started:	2010-08-07

Examples

access=avoid

This tag provides a recommendation for ways where driving or walking is not explicitly prohibited, but not recommended.

• motorcar=avoid if a street is too narrow to drive through
• motorcycle=avoid if a street has too many potholes
• foot=avoid if a street is too busy
• access=avoid if going there is explicitly not recommended for obvious reasons, e.g. because these ways are used by aggressive drug dealers.

access=preferred

This tag provides a recommendation for ways where using a deviation is officially encouraged.

• motorcar=preferred if a deviation has no obstacles
• motorcycle=preferred if an alternative road has many curves
• bicycle=preferred if a deviation is a safe cycleway
• foot=preferred if a deviation is a safe footpath
• access=preferred if going there is explicitly encouraged by street signs, e.g. because there is a tourist attraction.

Rationale

There was a dispute whether to use bicycle=no for roads with separate cycleways. Riding a bicycle on busy roads is not prohibited by law in any case, but many people feel uncomfortable to do so.

access=avoid gives an opportunity to designate areas where no official prohibition applies, but common sense recommends not to go there.

access=preferred gives an opportunity to facilitate routing.