Re: Completely off-topic question about American roads.

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:11:32 +0100, Katie Lucas <katie@fysh.org> 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?

Others have answered this. Note that it's not just an American
phenomenon. You
get "fire lanes" in Canada, too. 

In extreme emergencies, fire trucks have been known (in Canada, anyway)
to
push a vehicle sitting in a fire lane out of the way, regardless of the
damage
they do to the vehicle.

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