A question for Philadelphians..

[tevagirl]

This is probably a dumb question but I grew up in and still live in 'the sticks'...

I'm watching the 6 o'clock news and they're talking about the snow emergency route. They said that the people have to park their cars "20 feet from the curb." WTH does that mean? If you're 20 feet from the curb wouldn't you be in the middle of the street?

 

[Papa Deuce]

This is probably a dumb question but I grew up in and still live in 'the sticks'...

I'm watching the 6 o'clock news and they're talking about the snow emergency route. They said that the people have to park their cars "20 feet from the curb." WTH does that mean? If you're 20 feet from the curb wouldn't you be in the middle of the street?

LOL, you must park in your driveway or a parking lot, or your front lawn, even, so that the plows can clean the streets. Many Phialdelphia streets are VERY narrow. If anybody were to park on them the plows could not do their jobs. Also, for some main streets this applies even though they are plent wide.

 

[tevagirl]

Thanks! By the way, I just replied to your dog question thread!

 

[luv2nascar]

not exactly philly but here it means remove all cars from the snow emergency route so the plow can clean them. They tell you when its okay to park again.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

Snow Emergency routes are cleared of snow to the curb, unlike side-streets where the plow just goes down the middle. By moving the cars off those emergency routes the plows reach the entire roadways and allow room for emergency vehicles to get by traffic.