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The Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (DBPT) is a division for Bicycles and pedestrian traffic. Some notable things the division does is designing facilities, creating safety programs, mapping cross-state bicycle routes, training teachers, sponsoring workshops and conferences, fostering multi-modal planning or integrating bicycling and walking into other projects by the ...
North Carolina Bicycle Route 3, the Ports of Call Route, is one of nine bicycle routes designated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. It runs along North Carolina's coast for 300 miles (480 km) from South Carolina to Virginia near major ports of the US colonial era—Southport, Wilmington, New Bern, Bath, and Edenton.
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [2]
The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is the division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) that oversees driver licenses and vehicle registrations within the state of North Carolina, USA. [1] The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1941. [2]
North Carolina has a total of 100 counties. In all North Carolina counties, passenger vehicles under 30 years old require a yearly Safety Inspection. 48 of North Carolina’s 100 counties require inspected vehicles to undergo a yearly Safety and Emission inspection for vehicles that are model years 1996 or newer.
North Carolina grants exceptions to this rule in limited cases. Sometimes, as in NC 540/ I-540 ; the two routes are given the same number because they are seen as a continuous route. Other times, as in NC 295 , the number is a place holder for when the highway is eventually upgraded to an Interstate route when it meets certain standards.
NC 80 at Buck Creek Gap. NC 80 is a 37.9-mile-long (61.0 km) two-lane mountain highway between US 70, in Pleasant Gardens, and NC 226A, near Bakersville.The highway is popular with bike and motorcycle enthusiasts, because of its hairpin turns and also makes up part of the Mount Mitchell Scenic Drive between the Blue Ridge Parkway and Micaville.
By providing safe options for people to walk and bike, Complete Streets can lead to fewer people driving in their cars, resulting in lowered automobile emissions. The 2009 National Household Travel Survey found that 39% of all trips in metropolitan areas are three miles or less and 17% of all trips are one mile or less. [ 39 ]