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Conor wrote:
Most people probably don't know nor have any reason to know the numbers of the main roads. Even if they use the road daily they probably know where it goes and how to get there so why would they need to know what number it's been designated? So you're telling me that you live in whatever town you live in, work at a place in the same town, know where the High St is but can't describe how to get from the High St to where you work? I don't recall telling you any such thing. You must be joking. I've quoted it above. At no point did I mention road numbers did I so why did you? I believe knowing them is all part and parcel of navigation. Unless you happen to be local and/or have a street map then directing without them is difficult. It's not unusual for older/larger cities tend to have several main roads with the same name, which might once of been part of the same road but been split by urban development. Roads called "London Road" or with the names of adjacent towns are common and sometimes duplicated. I live on a main road in/out of town and regularly get stopped and asked for directions; the people asking rarely have more than an UK road map and an address. If the address isn't close by it'd be difficult to give directions they were able to follow without referring to road numbers. OK then, I assume you've got Satnav so using the following delivery address tell me what roads the following are on: Cadbury Trebor Bassett PO Box 12, Bournville Birmingham And number 2: Grange Storage Batley West Yorkshire. Ok, fair enough, point taken. If I did happen to drive for a living I would probably invest in GPS. That said, it wouldn't be helpful with your examples, but at least you could just call and ask for their postal code - I'm sure even the dumbest receptionist could manage to provide that. -- iv Paul iv |
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