OK, so I write a script to extract single roads (as a 'way') out of the TIGER data extracted by the tiger-to-osm script. Then, since the osm database files can't be uploaded (that I know of) directly to OSM, I had to run it through JOSM. JOSM loses the 'way' data on import, so I have to add it back. No biggie. Then on upload, it barfs. See my blog for the whole sordid story.

Yes, I know it's a work in progress but it sure can be frustrating at times. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, otherwise OSM wouldn't have anything accomplished at all.