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The Rasputitsa in Russian (literally "season of bad roads" [11]), or Bezdorizhzhya in Ukrainian, [12] is a term for the mud season that occurs in various rural areas of Eastern Europe, [12] when the rapid snowmelt or thawing of frozen ground combined with wet weather in Spring, or heavy rains in the Autumn, [11] [13] lead to muddy conditions ...
Spring thaw and huge puddles in Komi Republic, March 2015. Rasputitsa (from Russian: распу́тица [rɐsˈputʲɪtsə]; literally "season of bad roads" [1]) is the mud season that occurs in various rural areas of Eastern Europe, [2] when the rapid snowmelt or thawing of frozen ground combined with wet weather in spring, or heavy rains in autumn [1] [3] lead to muddy conditions that make ...
Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians , cyclists , motorists , vehicle passengers, and passengers of on-road public transport (mainly buses and trams ).
After a dry start to winter, California's rainy season is finally well under way. December downpours sent water racing through streets in coastal Ventura County and the city of Santa Barbara.
A small change in road slipperiness can have a drastic effect on surface friction: decreasing the coefficient of friction from 0.45 to 0.35, equivalent to adding a dusting of wet snow, increased the accident rate by almost 1000%. [2] As such, road agencies have a number of approaches to decreasing road slipperiness.
A winter road is a seasonal road only usable during the winter, i.e. it has to be re-built every year. This road typically runs over land and over frozen lakes, rivers, swamps, and sea ice . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Segments of a winter road that cross an expanse of floating ice are also referred to as an ice road or an ice bridge .
7 Road Trip Safety Tips For Midlife Women: Here is some of what I already knew, have since learned, and / or am in process of implementing in order to continue this free flow life of a nomad: 1.
Fox Weather 1 minute ago Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade route to be chilly, rainy this year. The famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City has dazzled countless people for nearly ...