Lover's lane
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Lover's lane is a generic term, often used in the United States and Canada, for secluded areas where people kiss or make out. These areas range from parking lots in secluded rural areas to places with extraordinary views of a cityscape or other feature.
"Lover's lanes" are typically found in cultures built around the automobile—lovers often make out in a car or van for privacy.
[edit] Examples
- Lovers Lane is also the name of an actual street in Riverton, Utah; Portage, Michigan; Springfield, Missouri; and in Ravenna Township, Portage County, Ohio.
- A stretch of "Lover's Lane Road" near Norwalk, Ohio runs through a secluded, wooded river valley area; this area is a prime example of the term Lover's Lane.
- Lovers Lane is a road that travels 5 miles (8 km) through north Dallas and University Park.
[edit] Criticism
Many criminals take advantage of people engaging in kissing or any type of sexual contact as those people are bound to carry themselves off-guard from a variety of criminals. Metropolitan Los Angeles is an infamous area for this type of controversy as there are gang members who take advantage of people with money and people under the influence of alcohol who get overly angry.
[edit] Trivia
- On the TV series Happy Days, "Inspiration Point" is the name of a park where teens go to make out.
