Paul Norman wrote:
No, these aren't compass directions. They're the directionality of the
road. For example, this way is part of the I-94 interstate going west,
... in the sense that if you carried on for long enough you'd eventually
end of west of where you started ...
but a compass in a car driving on it would tell the viewer they were
pointing
north:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/39372612
So - North would be "straight on", east would be "left", west would be
"right" in 99% of the other countries?
You'd have to ask someone with those other countries. That particular
way is part of the I-94 with role west, and you'd tell someone to get
on the I-94 west, even if they're physically driving north.
One other place where I've seen bits of roads routinely described and
signed as "West" etc. is the A10 around Amsterdam:
http://www.wegenwiki.nl/A10_%28Nederland%29#Westring
Here "West" means "the part that is west of the city", so (if you're
coming from the north) "the part that is actually going south".
Cheers,
Andy
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