Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/SimplePaintVisitor.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/SimplePaintVisitor.java	(revision 1215)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/SimplePaintVisitor.java	(revision 1216)
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@
         backgroundColor = Main.pref.getColor(marktr("background"), Color.BLACK);
         showDirectionArrow = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.direction");
-        showRelevantDirectionsOnly = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.relevant_directions_only");
+        showRelevantDirectionsOnly = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.relevant_directions_only", true);
         showOrderNumber = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.order_number");
         selectedNodeRadius = Main.pref.getInteger("mappaint.node.selected-size", 5) / 2;
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/DrawingPreference.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/DrawingPreference.java	(revision 1215)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/DrawingPreference.java	(revision 1216)
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@
             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                             if (directionHint.isSelected()){
-                                interestingDirections.setSelected(Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.relevant_directions_only"));
+                                interestingDirections.setSelected(Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.relevant_directions_only", true));
                             }else{
                                 interestingDirections.setSelected(false);
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@
         // only interesting directions
         interestingDirections.setToolTipText(tr("Only interesting direction hints (e.g. with oneway tag)."));
-        interestingDirections.setSelected(Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.relevant_directions_only"));
+        interestingDirections.setSelected(Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.relevant_directions_only", true));
         interestingDirections.setEnabled(directionHint.isSelected());
         panel.add(interestingDirections, GBC.eop().insets(40,0,0,0));