The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

14 May 2006

From the Department of Nomenclature

I always thought so, but I had no idea how close I was:

Ever noticed those striped areas that are typically between a ramp and driving lane that may come in handy if you're suddenly forced out of your lane? If so, you just found yourself in the middle of a gore.

Given some of this state's way-short onramps, one might be forgiven for expecting some sort of gore. But apparently that's the name of this zone:

[A] gore is a buffer zone. A little more technically speaking, a gore is the "nondrivable space between divisions of the roadway."

We can presume these were not invented by Al Gore, or surely he would have mentioned them by now.

Posted at 8:55 AM to Driver's Seat