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A box junction in London, pictured from atop the Monument in 1969. A box junction is a road traffic control measure designed to prevent congestion and gridlock at junctions.The surface of the junction is typically marked with a yellow criss-cross grid of diagonal painted lines (or only two lines crossing each other in the box), and vehicles may not enter the area so marked unless their exit ...
The surface of the junction is typically marked with a criss-cross grid of diagonal painted lines (or only two lines crossing each other in the box), and vehicles may not enter the area so marked unless their exit from the junction is clear (or, if turning, to await a gap in the oncoming traffic flow). Broken U-turn. See three-point turn. Bus
An electrical junction box (also known as a "jbox") is an enclosure housing electrical connections. [1] Junction boxes protect the electrical connections from the weather , as well as protecting people from accidental electric shocks .
A three-way intersection is a junction between three road segments (arms): a T junction when two arms form one road, or a Y junction, the latter also known as a fork if approached from the stem of the Y. Fork in the road Y-junction. A four-way intersection, or crossroads, usually involves a crossing over of two streets or roads.
Roads began as a means of linking locations of interest: towns, forts and geographic features such as river fords.Where roads met outside of an existing settlement, these junctions often led to a new settlement.
Regulatory signs either give positive instructions, i.e. Mandatory signs, or indicate a prohibition, i.e. Prohibitionary signs.Many regulatory signs are accompanied by supplementary plates that provide interdependent exceptions to the rule, or indicates additional instruction or information to facilitate understanding of the rule implemented.
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Box junction, typically marked with a yellow grid Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Yellow Box .