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See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...
De Lucht Rest Area on the Dutch A2 - a typical rest area in the Netherlands with services (fuel, refreshments and toilets). The only access is via the highway that it serves. In some US jurisdictions, especially where freeways replace existing roads, non-motorized access on freeways is permitted. Different states of the United States have ...
The Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta, Indonesia A roundabout in Kent, UK on the A13 highway near Sadlers Farm. A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.
Traffic islands can be used to reduce the speed of cars driving through, [1] or to provide a central refuge to pedestrians crossing the road. When traffic islands are longer, they are instead called traffic medians, a strip in the middle of a road, serving the divider function over a much longer distance. [2] Refuge island in Lisbon, Portugal
In the United States, each state maintains its own system of state highways. [a] This is a list of the longest state highways in each state.As of 2007, the longest state highway in the nation is Montana Highway 200, which is 706.624 miles (1,137.201 km) long.
A blind spot in a vehicle or vehicle blind spot is an area around the vehicle that cannot be directly seen by the driver while at the controls, under existing circumstances. [1] In transport , driver visibility is the maximum distance at which the driver of a vehicle can see and identify prominent objects around the vehicle. [ 2 ]
Drivers race on the apron at Chicagoland Speedway (the area between the white and yellow lines). aero cover See wheel shroud. air jacks Pneumatic cylinders strategically mounted to the frame near the wheels of a racing car, which project downwards to lift the car off the ground during a pit stop to allow for quick tire changes or provide mechanics access to the underside of the car for repairs.
In the United States, on Interstate 93 between Exit 35 (formerly 41) [17] and Exit 43 (formerly 46) [18] and SR 3 between Exit 27 (formerly 12) [19] and Exit 38 (formerly 16) [20] in the Boston metro area, cars are allowed to use the shoulder as they would a normal lane during morning and evening rush hours.