Re: Completely off-topic question about American roads.

At 5:18 PM -0400 6/4/02, Ray Forsythe wrote:
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>Basically.  No parking or stopping.  The area is reserved so 
>emergency vehicles can have easy access.

I thought it was generally a no-parking area, ie don't leave your car 
unattended. I've never seen someone get in trouble for stopping to 
pick someone up in a fire lane. In general, the area's in front of 
stores and buildings are fire lanes.
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