Freeway
Freeway
Used for all roads with an E-number.
Truck Roads E7, E30, E75 and other 2-way segment E-roads without a central barrier are exceptions
Attributes:
Street | City | Lock |
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Examples:
- E11 - Sh Zayed Rd, No city, United Arab Emirates
Road Type | definition | example | Lock Level | Exceptions |
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Freeway | All roads with an E - number | E11, E611 | 5 | Truck Roads E7, E30, and E75. Two-way segment E-roads (without central barrier) |
Ramp | Roads which connect roadways to other roadways as part of an interchange. This includes all freeway exits and entrances. | N/A | 5 | No |
Major Highway | All roads with an D - , F - , S - number and main roads outside cities. Two-way segment E - roads, E - labelled Truck Roads, E - labelled roads within cities | E75 | 4 | No |
Minor Highway | All D - , F - , S - roads and main roads within cities. Two-way segment important connections outside cities | D63 | 3 | No |
Streets
Road Type | definition | example | Lock Level | Exceptions |
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Primary Street | All other main connecting roads | N/A | 2 | No |
Street | All other roads | N/A | 1 | No |
Narrow Street | Narrow streets are drivable, but hard to access by car. It's the kind of roads that are so narrow, you'd rather not get a route through when driving, unless it is significantly faster. However, as a motorcycle, narrow streets are convenient for navigation. Narrow Streets have a penalty for private cars and taxis between 5-10 minutes. Their default driving speed is 10kph until speed data is collected. | N/A | 3 | No |
Other - drivable
Road Type | definition | example | Lock Level | Exceptions |
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Offroad / Not-Maintained | A road that is physically impossible to drive by a normal sedan and should be avoided when possible. The routing server will also add a 3 hour penalty to such segments, so they will only be picked when there is absolutely no alternative available. All other regular dirt roads, that are still drivable with a standard sedan, should be of the ROAD TYPE Street with the Unpaved attributes checked | N/A | 1 | No |
Parking Lot Road | All parking lot roads; Gas Station roads. Routing on these roads has a penalty, and they will only be routed when your destination is on them, or if there is no alternative | N/A | 1 | No |
Private Road | All roads which need special permission for access. Routing on these roads has a penalty, and they will only be routed when your destination is on them, or if there's no alternative. Mostly used to setup private installations | N/A | 3 | No |
Ferry | Crossing water | N/A | 5 | No |
Non - drivable
Road Type | definition | example | Lock Level | Exceptions |
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Railroad | Use for railroad, metro, tram and subway | Public transportation. Set elevation as found and connect to roads, but use Turn Restrictions to prevent routing onto Railroads | 5 | No |
Runway/Taxiway | Airport Runways and Taxiways | Only for airport runways. Never connect to any other road type | 3-5 | No |
Walking Trail | Use for walking and bicycle paths only if they serve as a navigation guide routing. Navigation points on a WT will guide you to the nearest driveable segment | Set direction unknown and connect where usefull for routing or parking lot walking times. | 3 | No |
Pedestrian Boardwalk | Use for walking and bicycle paths only if they serve as a visual marker for motorist routing | Set direction unknown and connect where usefull for parking lot walking times. If not needed for that, don't add these | 3 | No |
Stairway | Do NOT use this type | No |
Some satellite photos are shifted (in the wrong place) or out of date. Use the WME GPS layer to make roads in the correct place. Satellite and StreetView available from within WME may be used. Local knowledge may be used. External sources of information may not be used.