Re: NIP arrived.

Christian McArdle wrote:
>> Two of which use the word "road" to refer to the road, and one of
>> which uses the word "road" to refer to the traffic upon a road.
>
> Actually, there is a significant difference between the first two
> definitions, also. It is important to note this, or you might think
> that the specific dynamic nature of the traffic is significant to the
> change in meaning, when it is not.
>
> The difference between having one meaning including the street
> furniture, and the one excluding it is just as significant as the
> difference between including the traffic or not.
>
> There are many more such subtle differences. Even including the
> traffic, some contexts might include the expected or typical traffic,
> whilst other contexts might include the specific vehicles travelling
> at one moment in time.
>

All of which is ambiguous and leads to misunderstanding and confusion,
something we should all be trying to exclude when safety is concerned.


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