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2. Roadside assistance - Wikipedia

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   An Oregon Department of Transportation roadside assistance employee assisting a motorist. Roadside assistance, also known as breakdown coverage, is a service that assists motorists, motorcyclists, or bicyclists whose vehicles have suffered a mechanical failure that either cannot be resolved by the motorist, or has prevented them from reasonably or effectively transporting the vehicle to an ...

3. Runaway truck ramp - Wikipedia

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   Long descending grades can allow high vehicle speeds to be reached, and truck brakes can overheat and fail through extensive use. The ramps are often built before a critical change in the radius of curvature of the road, or before a place that may require the vehicle to stop, such as before an intersection in a populated area. [ 2 ]

4. Highway Emergency Response Operators - Wikipedia

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   Operating since 2000 [8], it's mission is to "is to provide free highway assistance services during incidents to reduce delay and improve safety for the motoring public and responders". Approximately, it helps more than 4,000 motorists every month who need minor breakdown assistance.

5. Is it legal to leave your car running to warm up in Missouri ...

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   As the weather gets colder, you may dread stepping into a chilly car. But authorities warn that leaving your vehicle running while unattended can lead to theft — and in some places it is against ...

6. American Automobile Association - Wikipedia

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   AAA sells roadside assistance for a variety of motor vehicles, including motorcycles. In some areas, AAA also offers bicycle roadside assistance. Many AAA clubs have an automotive fleet division serving large metro areas, while private towing companies cover the surplus call volume by area.

7. Vehicle recovery - Wikipedia

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   Vehicle recovery is the recovery of any vehicle to another place, generally speaking with a commercial vehicle known as a recovery vehicle, tow truck or spectacle lift. Recovery can take the form of general recovery, normally of broken down vehicles, or a Statutory Recovery at the request of the police using police powers, conferred in the ...

8. Can you leave car running to warm it up in cold weather? Here ...

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   To make for a more comfortable commute, some people opt to warm up their vehicle before driving. The practice isn’t totally necessary in newer model cars, and could make you an easy mark for ...

9. Shoulder (road) - Wikipedia

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   The M42, with lowered speed limits and hard-shoulder running, as seen on the matrix Variable Message Sign (VMS) on the left. In the United Kingdom, usage of the hard shoulder is known as "hard shoulder running". A pilot project on an 18-kilometre (11 mi) stretch of the M42 motorway, near Birmingham, began in September 2006.