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- From: jc@fulcrum.co.uk (John Callingham)
- Subject: Re: Coventry vs. London/etc (was Re: humor in England)
- In-Reply-To: tjo@its.bt.co.uk's message of Mon, 23 Nov 92 13:27:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <JC.92Nov23155611@mr-potter-t-crosser-i-dotter.fulcrum.co.uk>
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- Organization: Fulcrum Communications Ltd., Birmingham, England
- References: <BxyJLx.Kpr@cck.coventry.ac.uk> <1992Nov19.160151.30303@rs6000.bham.ac.uk>
- <BxzEpH.HBw@cck.coventry.ac.uk> <1992Nov23.132752.3500@its.bt.co.uk>
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:56:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.132752.3500@its.bt.co.uk> tjo@its.bt.co.uk (Tim Oldham) writes:
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- > The other enjoyable feature of Brum roads is the ``disappearing lane''.
- > Imagine three lanes at traffic lights, all going straight on. You all
- > start off, jockeying for position, when the lane you're in disappears in
- > the space of 20m. Merging into an artic isn't easy. They're too solid.
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- At least in Birmingham the lane that will disappear is marked with a
- curved arrow. In Coventry you get no warning.
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- Is the curved arrow part of the Highway Code ?
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- John Callingham (jc@fulcrum.co.uk)
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