diff --git a/features/car/access.feature b/features/car/access.feature
index 9eedbfd21..e46590c49 100644
--- a/features/car/access.feature
+++ b/features/car/access.feature
@@ -30,6 +30,35 @@ Feature: Car - Restricted access
             |        |         | no            | yes      | x     |
             |        |         | yes           | no       |       |
 
+    Scenario: Car - Access tag hierarchy and forward/backward
+        Then routability should be
+            | access | access:forward | access:backward | motorcar | motorcar:forward | motorcar:backward | forw | backw |
+            |        |                |                 |          |                  |                   | x    | x     |
+            | yes    |                |                 |          |                  |                   | x    | x     |
+            | yes    | no             |                 |          |                  |                   |      | x     |
+            | yes    | yes            |                 | no       |                  |                   |      |       |
+            | yes    | yes            |                 | yes      | no               |                   |      | x     |
+            | yes    |                |                 |          |                  |                   | x    | x     |
+            | yes    |                | no              |          |                  |                   | x    |       |
+            | yes    |                | yes             | no       |                  |                   |      |       |
+            | yes    |                | yes             | yes      |                  | no                | x    |       |
+            | no     |                |                 |          |                  |                   |      |       |
+            | no     | yes            |                 |          |                  |                   | x    |       |
+            | no     | no             |                 | yes      |                  |                   | x    | x     |
+            | no     | no             |                 | no       | yes              |                   | x    |       |
+            | no     |                |                 |          |                  |                   |      |       |
+            | no     |                | yes             |          |                  |                   |      | x     |
+            | no     |                | no              | yes      |                  |                   | x    | x     |
+            | no     |                | no              | no       |                  | yes               |      | x     |
+            |        | no             |                 |          | no               |                   |      | x     |
+            |        |                | no              |          |                  | no                | x    |       |
+            |        | no             |                 |          |                  | no                |      |       |
+            |        |                | no              | no       |                  |                   |      |       |
+            |        | no             |                 |          | yes              |                   | x    | x     |
+            |        |                | no              |          |                  | yes               | x    | x     |
+            |        | yes            |                 |          | no               |                   |      | x     |
+            |        |                | yes             |          |                  | no                | x    |       |
+
     Scenario: Car - Access tag hierarchy on nodes
         Then routability should be
             | node/access | node/vehicle | node/motor_vehicle | node/motorcar | bothw |
diff --git a/profiles/car.lua b/profiles/car.lua
index 204ec8d4b..5f55b2bc8 100644
--- a/profiles/car.lua
+++ b/profiles/car.lua
@@ -377,8 +377,18 @@ end
 
 -- check accessibility by traversing our acces tag hierarchy
 function handle_access(way,result,data)
-  data.access = find_access_tag(way, access_tags_hierarchy)
-  if access_tag_blacklist[data.access] then
+  data.forward_access, data.backward_access =
+    Directional.get_values_by_set(way,data,access_tags_hierarchy)
+
+  if access_tag_blacklist[data.forward_access] then
+    result.forward_mode = mode.inaccessible
+  end
+
+  if access_tag_blacklist[data.backward_access] then
+    result.backward_mode = mode.inaccessible
+  end
+
+  if result.forward_mode == mode.inaccessible and result.backward_mode == mode.inaccessible then
     return false
   end
 end
@@ -430,8 +440,11 @@ function handle_speed(way,result,data)
       result.backward_speed = highway_speed
     else
       -- Set the avg speed on ways that are marked accessible
-      if access_tag_whitelist[data.access] then
+      if access_tag_whitelist[data.forward_access] then
         result.forward_speed = speed_profile["default"]
+      end
+
+      if access_tag_whitelist[data.backward_access] then
         result.backward_speed = speed_profile["default"]
       end
     end
@@ -530,7 +543,8 @@ end
 
 -- Set access restriction flag if access is allowed under certain restrictions only
 function handle_restricted(way,result,data)
-  if data.access and access_tag_restricted[data.access] then
+  if (data.forward_access and access_tag_restricted[data.forward_access]) or
+     (data.backward_access and access_tag_restricted[data.backward_access]) then
     result.is_access_restricted = true
   end
 end
diff --git a/profiles/debug.lua b/profiles/debug.lua
index d8d6b41f0..40e5076f5 100644
--- a/profiles/debug.lua
+++ b/profiles/debug.lua
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ mode = {
 
 -- input tags, normally extracted from OSM data
 local way = {
-  highway = 'motorway',
+  highway = 'primary',
   name = 'Main Street',
+  --access = 'no'
+  ["access:forward"] = 'no'
   --width = '3',
   --maxspeed = '30',
   --['maxspeed:advisory'] = '25',
@@ -56,8 +58,8 @@ local way = {
   --route = 'ferry',
   --duration = '00:01:00',
   --hov = 'designated',
-  ["hov:lanes:forward"] = 'designated',
-  --access = 'no'
+  --hov:lanes:forward"] = 'designated',
+
   --destination = 'Berlin',
   --["destination:ref"] = 'Nuremberg',
   --["destination:ref:forward"] = 'Hamburg;Dresden',