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Road types
General Guidelines
- The main roads in a district or town should at least be set to primary street.
- If segments will be used for through-going traffic or for longer distances connecting districts or towns, they should at least be mH (minor Highway)
- Main interconnecting roads with fast traffic should at least be MH (major Highway).
Always try to connect a road to a same level of road type or higher. Thus, Waze should be able to route from primary to primary (or higher), from minor to minor (or higher), from major to major (or higher), and from Freeway to Freeway. Another way of explaining this, is that you should be able to continuously drive on the same or higher type of segments for the routing engine to use that road type in the calculations.
This means we sometimes need to make small roads mH, for the possibility of calculating long distance routing.
Drivable
Freeway
Freeway
- Most expressways, the big National Highways.
- Highways appointed by local champs to enable long routes.
- Lock level 5
- More on this road type see the dedicated Freeway page.
Ramp
Ramp
- Connecting roads to and from highways
- Not for at grade "street" connectors or turn lanes
- Yield an "Exit to ..." in spoken navigation instructions
- Used to indicate the direction, starting with >. Multiple destinations need to be separated by a space, slash (/), space.
- Example: "> New Delhi / Chandigarh", will be voiced as "Exit to New Delhi, Chandigarh")
- Lock level 5
Major Highway
Major Highway
- Major Highways (MH) are used for National Highways (exception: inner roads within Indian Metro Cities)
- Ring Roads around large cities
- Lock level 4
- More on this road type see the dedicated Major Highway page.
Minor Highway
Minor Highway
- Minor Highways (mH) are used for all State Highways
- Arterial Roads, and inner highway roads within Indian Metro Cities
- Roads used for through-going traffic or for longer distances connecting towns or villages
- Lock level 3
- More on this road type see the dedicated Minor Highway page.
Primary Street
Primary Street
- Primary Streets (PS) are busy roads within Cities, and/or Feeder Roads to Arterial Roads
- Lock level 2
- More on this road type see the dedicated Primary Street page.
Street
Street
- Streets (ST) are normal roads, publicly accessible
- Mostly used in (sub)urban areas, industrial zones, country roads.
- If applicable check the unpaved attribute (instead of using the Off-road road type).
- Lock level Auto (1)
- More on this road type see the dedicated Street page.
Narrow Road
Narrow Road
- Narrow Roads are used for very narrow streets that are drive-able, but hard to access by car. For motorcycles, Narrow Roads are convenient for navigation.
- See also in depth page on Narrow Roads in India.
Off-road
Off-road
- Was used in the past for roads that are (most often) not drivable, or need a 4x4 car to go over it.
- Don't use this road type anymore but use another roadtype with attribute unpaved checked.
Parking Lot Road
Parking Lot Road
- Used for Petrol Stations, Car Parks
- Lock level Auto (1)
- See the special Parking Lot Road page for more information.
Private Road
Private Road
- Residential Roads, access is limited to a specific group of people. Private Road will not be used for through-going traffic.
- In the navigation the Private Road road type will only be used when you have your destination on that road, or if no other road can bring you there.
- Mark only the entrances and exits to and from residential/restricted areas with the Private Road road type. Especially on larger terrains, like an industrial area, make sure to mark the roads between entry and exit as normal streets to ensure proper routing.
Ferry
Ferry
- Road type Ferry is used for crossing rivers by ferries with a regular service.
- Restrictions contain the timetable of the ferry
- If the passage isn't free, check Toll road on the Restrictions tab.
- Lock level 5
- See also the global Wiki page on Ferries.
Non drivable
Concerning Non-Drivable roads: Most aren't worth adding, as Waze is an app aimed at commuters who drive a car.
Walking Trail
Walking Trail
- Walking Trails (WT) are used for all 'roads' where cars are not able to drive but that can be a destination.
- More on this road type see the dedicated Walking Trail page.
Pedestrian Boardwalk
Pedestrian Boardwalk
- Waze is only designed to use in a car, so Pedestrian Boardwalks (PB) are not necessary.
- PB's are designed for 'roads' that are inaccessible by car and that don't have a possible destination
- More on this road type see the dedicated Pedestrian Boardwalk page.
Stairway
Stairway
- Not usually necessary
Railroad
Railroad
- Elevation level as is. Do connect to drivable roads if they actually cross, and disallow turns to and from drivable roads.
- Lock level 2
- More on this road type see the dedicated Railroad page.
Runway/Taxiway
Runway/Taxiway
- Airport runways and private airstrips.
- The Runway/Taxiway type is for display only and must never connect to drivable road segments.