Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/Lanes.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/Lanes.java	(revision 17860)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/Lanes.java	(revision 17861)
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.validation.Severity;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.validation.Test;
@@ -96,5 +97,5 @@
     @Override
     public boolean isPrimitiveUsable(OsmPrimitive p) {
-        return p.isTagged() && super.isPrimitiveUsable(p);
+        return p.isTagged() && p instanceof Way && p.hasTag("highway")  && super.isPrimitiveUsable(p);
     }
 }