On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 12:57 +0200, Markus Lindholm wrote: > On 20 August 2012 09:39, Elena ``of Valhalla'' <elena.valha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On 2012-08-19 at 14:09:18 +0200, Markus Lindholm wrote: > >> In my opinion it's best to treat legal separation (i.e. solid_line) > >> the same way as physical separation, i.e. create two separate > >> highways, one in each direction. > > > > This doesn't correspond to reality: I believe that an emergency > > vehicle can cross a solid line, while of course they would > > have problems with a physically separated road. > > I consider legal restrictions to be part of reality. Also consider > that a physical separation might be nothing more than a 20cm high curb > that could be as easy to cross for an emergency vehicle as a painted > line. > A large vehicle, such as a Fire Appliance, may be able to cross a 20cm high divider. A normal police car, or paramedic car will probably end up at worst grounded and unable to move, or at best with the exhaust ripped off.
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