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  2. Merge (traffic) - Wikipedia

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    In traffic engineering, a merge is the point where two streams of traffic travelling in the same direction from multiple roads or in multiple lanes on the same road are required to merge into a single lane. A merge may be a permanent road feature, for example at the end of a dual carriageway, or a temporary feature, common during roadworks.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Driver's licenses in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Learner must reach age 16, hold permit for six months, and log 50 hours of practice driving. For the first six months, no driving with any passengers who are under 20 years old who are not members of the learner's immediate family. For the first year, no driving between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. unless with a licensed driver age 25 or older. After two ...

  5. Merge - Wikipedia

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    Merge (traffic), the reduction of the number of lanes on a road Merge (linguistics), a basic syntactic operation in generative syntax in the Minimalist Program Merger (politics), the combination of two or more political or administrative entities

  6. Department of motor vehicles - Wikipedia

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    vehicle records Alabama: Driver License Division: Motor Vehicle Division: The Driver License Division is a division of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, [4] whereas the Motor Vehicle Division is a division of the Alabama Department of Revenue. [5] Alaska: Division of Motor Vehicles

  7. Diverging diamond interchange - Wikipedia

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    A diverging diamond interchange (DDI), also called a double crossover diamond interchange (DCD), [1] [2] is a subset of diamond interchange in which the opposing directions of travel on the non-freeway road cross each other on either side of the interchange so that traffic crossing the freeway on the overpass or underpass is operating on the ...

  8. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Wikipedia

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    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT).. It carries out driving tests, approves people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carries out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, [2] carries out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitors vehicle recalls.

  9. Point system (driving) - Wikipedia

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    In jurisdictions which use a point system, the police or licensing authorities maintain a record of the demerit points accumulated by each driver. Traffic offenses, such as speeding or disobeying traffic signals, are each assigned a certain number of points, and when a driver is determined to be guilty of a particular offence, the corresponding number of points are added to the driver's total.