There’s a word for that
On a recent post about short bike lanes near intersections, a discussion started up about whether we should use a technical term or simpler ones. To help you learn some transportation lingo, here are some recently-discovered, never-published verses to the Barenaked Ladies’ children’s song,
A Word for That. Listen below first, then read along:
There’s a word for that
But I can’t quite recall
When cars wait at a corner and I go around them all
The word for that
Some drivers are annoyed
But others say it’s safe and isn’t something to avoid
There’s a word for that
What does it start with?
The word for that
I’d sound so smart if I only knew
The word for that
Perhaps you do
(The word you are looking for is “filtering.”)
There’s a word for that
It sure is aggravating
To not remember what’s the term for how long I am waiting
The word for that
In sun or snow or rain
How far apart arrivals are for any bus or train
There’s a word for that
What does it start with?
The word for that
I’d sound so smart if I only knew
The word for that
Perhaps you do
(Do you mean “headways”?)
There’s a word for that
It’s different every day
Sometimes I walk or ride a bus or go another way
The word for that
When traffic engineers
Ensure the road is safe no matter what your type of gears
There’s a word for that
What does it start with?
The word for that
I’d sound so smart if I only knew
The word for that
Perhaps you do
(Are you nuts, it’s “multimodal.”)