Author: rickmastfan67
[Added to the original trac issue at 12.31pm, Saturday, 25th September 2010]

Maybe you could just put the proposed roads as layer=-1? Just a thought.

Author: NE2
[Added to the original trac issue at 8.10pm, Saturday, 25th September 2010]

Replying to [comment:1 rickmastfan67]:

Maybe you could just put the proposed roads as layer=-1? Just a thought.
Are you joking? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tagging_for_the_renderer

Author: rickmastfan67
[Added to the original trac issue at 5.28am, Sunday, 26th September 2010]

Replying to [comment:2 NE2]:

Replying to [comment:1 rickmastfan67]:

Maybe you could just put the proposed roads as layer=-1? Just a thought.
Are you joking? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tagging_for_the_renderer

Was a failed attempt at sarcasm. ;)

Author: NE2
[Added to the original trac issue at 6.20am, Sunday, 26th September 2010]

After a dustup a couple months ago where people were tagging ground-level waterways as layer=-1, I can't be sure how people are abusing layer tags.

Author: rickmastfan67
[Added to the original trac issue at 6.29am, Sunday, 26th September 2010]

Replying to [comment:4 NE2]:

After a dustup a couple months ago where people were tagging ground-level waterways as layer=-1, I can't be sure how people are abusing layer tags.

I know what you mean. I've found a few roads that people have added the layer=* tag to where it wasn't needed at all because it was the only highway in that area (that weren't bridges as that's a different story IMO). I've also seen people add the layer tags to highway exit numbers. But I think that might be because of a problem with "Osmarender" because it seems to render the exit #'s under a bridge if one is present.. I really think I should do a bug report on that in a few.

Author: math1985
[Added to the original trac issue at 2.35am, Saturday, 29th March 2014]

This issue is now also being discussed on Github:
gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto#168

Therefore, I will close the issue here.