Road Types

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WME Road Type	Namibian Road Types	Lock Level
Highways
Freeway	Only A1, A2 and B1 routes	6
Ramp	Only used on level changes	6
Major Highway	All B and C Routes	5
Minor Highway	All district roads as on Roads Authority approved maps	4
Streets
Primary Street	Mainly urban roads carrying heavier traffic	3
Street	Urban streets, unproclaimed rural public roads	2
Narrow Street	DO NOT USE - This Road type is currently not deemed useful for mapping in Namibia
Other - drivable
Off-road / Not-maintained	Road with no access for the general public, public roads with legal prohibition on through routing in both directions (private road sign, no motor vehicles except for access sign, or a closable gate)	4
Parking Lot Road	Roads within a car park, or other places where we don't want Waze to monitor speed and potentially generate a traffic jam report, in particular petrol station forecourts	3
Private Road	Unsurfaced road which is always impassable for normal cars and specifically marked as 4x4 routes	3
Ferry	Only used where a real ferry operates (1 known)	4
Non-drivable
Railroad	Railroads where present, see also Level Crossing Alerts (LCA)	3
Runway/Taxiway	All Major and only if ICAO code exsist	4

Unpaved checkbox - This attribute can be selected for all Road types but should only be applied to Street Road type and below. This checkbox can be applied to segments that cover roads that are unsurfaced or of poor construction but is still passable by a normal car. Users can avoid roads marked with this attribute applied within the App settings.

Non-drivable - Walking Trails are a group of non-drivable Road types available in the WME found under the Road menu. User experience can be improved by using these appropriately, you can read more when to use these Road types on the Namibian Footpaths page.