I think what most people do is to mark the linear path the cars usually take on the square. What I would do is to scroll down to the examples in the wiki, see which one is more similar to the case I’m trying to map, and search it on OSM, click Edit, and see others mapped it.

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I’d say 2, 3 and 4 can make sense depending on which one reflects more accurately the reality on the ground. The problem is that different mappers will answer differently if you ask them “is this part of the sidewalk or is this a path connecting sidewalk and street?”. I don’t think there is a clean cut answer to your question, but wait for others to chime in.

This is the best I could find: https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/62074/how-to-tag-emergency-exit-staircase

There is an approved tag, 4wd_only, that fits very well. But as with all tags, it’s up to the engines to recognise and honor it.

A way to fine tune it would be using the acess restrictions. Maybe vehicle=no, ohv=yes? But I’m not sure whether routing engines are so vehicle aware.

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I don’t want to answer a specific user about the name connotations but, isn’t the load of a word dependant of the intention? My friends and I call each other whores. And conversely one can use “woman” as a very badly loaded vocative.

It’s so fun and such an easy way to give back to osm.

I didn’t, and I was looking for something similar, thanks!