2015-01-13 6:09 GMT+01:00 Paul Johnson <ba...@ursamundi.org>: > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 9:55 PM, John Willis <jo...@mac.com> wrote: > >> What's the difference between an alley and a motorway besides width? > > > How it drains, how thick the hard surface is, lane width, paved shoulders, > buildings not adjacent to the roadway with doors extending into the road > (saw a collision between a building door opening just in time to get > slammed shut by a slow moving truck that happened to be going down the > alley; person opening the door was OK), no direct access, lack of dumpsters > in the travel lanes, through traffic... >
also on another level, where it leads to / comes from (connecting major cities vs. backdoor access/service), i.e. the setting and usage, how you get to it (on ramps), the signage, the guard rails, etc. I guess John wasn't very serious with his comment, or he'd rather asked what they had in common if anything ;-) cheers, Martin
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