Tag:oneway:bicycle=yes
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Explicitly specifies that the road is oneway for cyclists, generally not needed and oneway=yes is sufficient. ![]() |
Group: restrictions |
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oneway:bicycle=yes explicitly specifies that road is oneway for cyclists (opposite of oneway:bicycle=no
).
It is almost always unnecessary if the road is already has oneway=yes
[1].
Usage

oneway:bicycle=yes is/can be used:
- For places where, in most cases, bicycles have oneway access, it can be handy for mappers to map that it is not the case for a particular road (
oneway:bicycle=yes
). That way it is easy to check if a road has been checked/categorised (oneway:bicycle=no/yes) or not (no oneway:bicycle tag) - For a
highway=path
orhighway=footway
orhighway=pedestrian
in combination withbicycle=yes
to explicitly specify that the path is only oneway for cyclists but not for pedestrians (highway=footway
+bicycle=yes
+oneway=yes
+oneway:foot=no
+oneway:bicycle=yes
) - For other roads that are generally not oneway but is oneway for cyclists
- For roads that used to be
oneway:bicycle=no
but situation changed - explicitoneway:bicycle=yes
may be useful - For roads where some other sources claim to be
oneway:bicycle=no
but it is incorrect - A road that contains bicycle infrastructure such as
cycleway=opposite_lane
that usually would result inoneway:bicycle=no
but road is anyway oneway for cyclists (this is usually result of badly designed road or a temporary state)
Not needed usage
- In combination with
highway=cycleway
. To indicate a cycleway is one direction, just useoneway=yes
. - In combination with
oneway=yes
where it adds no useful info
References
- ↑ there are extremely rare cases such as painted contraflow lane (
cycleway=opposite_lane
) on road where cycling remains legal only in one direction (oneway=bicycle
+oneway:bicycle=yes
)