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  2. Types of road - Wikipedia

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    A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been surfaced or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

  3. Green transport hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    The green transport hierarchy (Canada), street user hierarchy (US), sustainable transport hierarchy (Wales), [1] urban transport hierarchy or road user hierarchy (Australia, UK) [2] is a hierarchy of modes of passenger transport prioritising green transport. [3] It is a concept used in transport reform groups worldwide [4] [5] and in policy ...

  4. Geometric design of roads - Wikipedia

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    The alignment is the route of the road, defined as a series of horizontal tangents and curves. The profile is the vertical aspect of the road, including crest and sag curves, and the straight grade lines connecting them. The cross section shows the position and number of vehicle and bicycle lanes and sidewalks, along with their cross slope or ...

  5. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Land transport - Wikipedia

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    A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. [1] Roads are typically smoothed, paved , or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel; [ 2 ] though they need not be, and historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or maintenance . [ 3 ]

  7. Transport - Wikipedia

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    Road transport. A road is an identifiable route, way, or path between two or more places. [5] Roads are typically smoothed, paved, or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel; [6] though they need not be, and historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or maintenance. [7]

  8. Reddit asks users to describe Boise in 5 words. Here are our ...

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    A Reddit user posted the challenge on the Boise subreddit on Thursday evening, asking people to use five words to describe Boise based on their experience in the city.

  9. Road - Wikipedia

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    The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines a road as "a line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other than rails or air strips open to public traffic, primarily for the use of road motor vehicles running on their own wheels", which includes "bridges, tunnels, supporting structures, junctions ...