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  2. Shoulder (road) - Wikipedia

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    A shoulder (American English), hard shoulder (British English) [1] or breakdown lane (Australian English) is an emergency stopping lane by the verge on the outer side of a road or motorway. Many wider freeways , or expressways elsewhere have shoulders on both sides of each directional carriageway—in the median, as well as at the outer edges ...

  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. Is it ever OK to drive on the shoulder of the road? Here’s ...

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    Here’s what is legal and illegal to do on the shoulder of the road. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...

  5. Traffic break - Wikipedia

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    The second officer then radios ahead to the first officer, who is still at the site of the accident, and gives them a description of the last vehicle traveling ahead at regular speeds. The first officer will use this information to determine when it is safe to move the accident off the road and onto the shoulder. [1]

  6. Is driving on the shoulder to let faster vehicles pass you ...

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    Americans drive on the right side of the road, meaning that their immediate shoulder driving area is to the right. But what about driving on the left side shoulder? ... Slow-moving vehicles such ...

  7. Carriageway - Wikipedia

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    A carriageway (British English) [1] or roadway (North American English) [2] consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally. A carriageway generally consists of a number of traffic lanes together with any associated shoulder , but may be a sole lane in width (for example ...

  8. Rumble strip - Wikipedia

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    If the snow-cover is substantial, then the shoulder (including the rumble strip) is usually partially snow-covered as the snowplow's wing-blade doesn't clear the entire shoulder. Vehicles going off the road usually collide with the shoulder snow bank or go into a snow-filled ditch which reduces the possibility of serious damage and injury.

  9. Side of the road - Wikipedia

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    move to sidebar hide (Top) ... Side of the road may refer to: Driving on the left or right; Shoulder (road), a reserved area alongside the verge of a road or motorway;