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minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoExactly, it doesn’t mean “maximum allowed” but “not allowed”. “No pedestrians allowed”, “No driving over 80km/h allowed”, “No bananas allowed”.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoif you parse the 80 sign as “keep below 80” then this would be “keep below 1 pedestrian”! there’s a reason some countries have a line through the “no x” signs, i think…
Exactly, it doesn’t mean “maximum allowed” but “not allowed”. “No pedestrians allowed”, “No driving over 80km/h allowed”, “No bananas allowed”.
if you parse the 80 sign as “keep below 80” then this would be “keep below 1 pedestrian”!
there’s a reason some countries have a line through the “no x” signs, i think…