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Germany" "roads" vs "pavements"?

Old 05-18-19, 10:03 AM
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Germany" "roads" vs "pavements"?

Today's article on Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/17/...m-the-pavement

"The text approved by the Bundesrat on Friday enables battery-powered scooters to circulate on roads and cycle paths but forbids them from being used on the pavements."

Would anyone please explain to me what exactly is enabled by this law? More specifically, the above wording seem to state that e-scooters are "allowed on roads, but forbidden on pavements". This implies some terminological difference between "roads" and "pavements". So, what is the difference?
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Originally Posted by AndreyT
This implies some terminological difference between "roads" and "pavements". So, what is the difference?
You are probably seeing a description of a German news item written for a UK (or at least UK word usage) audience, a "pavement" there is what we call a sidewalk in the US
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Originally Posted by UniChris
You are probably seeing a description of a German news item written for a UK (or at least UK word usage) audience, a "pavement" there is what we call a sidewalk in the US
Ah, thank you. Now everything is clear.
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