OT - grasp of simple concepts like road names

David · 2017-07-31T15:01:14+00:00

Trying to give someone directions (road names have been changed to protect the innocent). Next, turn right onto London Road. But the London Road goes to London, I don't want to go to London. Tried to explain that each road has two ends, generally named for where the road goes. So in Brighton the road is called the London Road and in London the other end of the same road is called the Brighton Road. So you could head into Brighton on the London Road. Or head into London on the Brighton Road. Not a glimmer. Sigh. Never mind, I propose that the different sides of a road are named after the big town you are heading for on that side. So two rows of houses; 2-20 Brighton Road directly opposite 1-19 London Road. Or would that just confuse people? Head Wall Dave R