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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=327531318-29112000>Similar signs are in Washington, DC. From my own
experience, the expression is used solely in the context
described.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=327531318-29112000>Greg
Roberts</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=327531318-29112000><Frank
Abate></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>The expression "Don't block the box" is
used in New York City as a warning to motorists to avoid entering a
busy intersection that they cannot get through before the light changes
to red. The city warns, on signs and on the radio, that there will
be severe penalties if one is ticketed for this. At some intersections,
"the box" is marked off with white lines painted in that area. The idea
is to prevent gridlock, a particular problem in NYC, esp. during the holiday
season.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is this expression used in other US cities?
Is "the box" in the sense of 'intersection' used in expressions aside
from this context?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=327531318-29112000></</SPAN><SPAN class=327531318-29112000>Frank
Abate> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
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