[Update] Road Name/USA - PLot Roads?
A few new editors in my area have taken to giving Parking-Lot Roads (PLRs) names associated with a prominent destination they serve. For example "7/11", "Kmart", "storage facility", etc.
I'm resistant to this practice but I can see occasional advantages. For example, two adjacent parking-lot entrances served by the same left-turn gap in a median barrier. The driver is told to "turn left" -- but into which one? If it said "turn left on Hamilton Business Park" that might be helpful, if not proper English.
Searching turned up two threads on this topic, but both dated from a time when turns onto unnamed PLRs took the name of the street from which one was turning. People found this profoundly confusing and were looking for workarounds. Interest in the idea disappeared when the behavior ceased.
And, AlanOfTheBerg pointed out in one of those threads that if you name the PLRs you will get those names when leaving the lot as well as when entering it.
The Road Names (USA) article is silent on this topic. Any reactions? Should I edit it to prohibit naming PLRs unless local signage or other official sources clearly assign the road a name?
I'm resistant to this practice but I can see occasional advantages. For example, two adjacent parking-lot entrances served by the same left-turn gap in a median barrier. The driver is told to "turn left" -- but into which one? If it said "turn left on Hamilton Business Park" that might be helpful, if not proper English.
Searching turned up two threads on this topic, but both dated from a time when turns onto unnamed PLRs took the name of the street from which one was turning. People found this profoundly confusing and were looking for workarounds. Interest in the idea disappeared when the behavior ceased.
And, AlanOfTheBerg pointed out in one of those threads that if you name the PLRs you will get those names when leaving the lot as well as when entering it.
The Road Names (USA) article is silent on this topic. Any reactions? Should I edit it to prohibit naming PLRs unless local signage or other official sources clearly assign the road a name?
Re: [Update] Road Name/USA - PLot Roads?