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> on the pavement (sidewalk in the U.S.?) Pedantically (i.e. according to the Highway Code) the part reserved for pedestrians is the 'footway'; the part for ca
by denton-scratch 3y ago
> on the pavement (sidewalk in the U.S.?)
Pedantically (i.e. according to the Highway Code) the part reserved for pedestrians is the 'footway'; the part for carriages ('things with wheels', roughly) is the carriageway.
I suppose that between them they comprise the pavement.
I've taken to referring to them as carriageway and footway; it's unambiguous, and it even makes sense if you're shouting across the Great Pond.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoYou're right, but it just sounds funny and old fashioned to my British ears
- denton-scratch 3y agoHah! I guess that, despite being a British driver, you must be unfamiliar with the Highway Code. Yes, it sounds stilted to me too.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoWell, I'm not a British driver, but am a British cyclist. I'm very familiar with some parts of the Highway Code (not so much the motorway sections), but those terms just aren't commonly used, whereas pavement and road generally are.