Re: Completely off-topic question about American roads.

At 22:11 6/4/2002 +0100, you wrote:

>I've noticed, in movies and the like, that some US roads in cities
>have lanes labelled "Fire Lane".
>
>What are the rules about those? I'm imagining it's something like
>"don't be stationary in this lane" - is this near the mark?

Basically.  No parking or stopping.  The area is reserved so emergency 
vehicles can have easy access.

--