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  2. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Self-driving car, autonomous vehicle, or driverless car A vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input. Service area. See rest area. Service road. See frontage road. Sidewalk, footpath, footway, or pavement A path along the side of a road. Shoulder A reserved lane by the verge of a road or ...

  3. Lane departure warning system - Wikipedia

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    A lane keeping assist mechanism can either reactively turn a vehicle back into the lane if it starts to leave or proactively keep the vehicle in the center of the lane. Vehicle companies often use the term "lane keep(ing) assist" to refer to both reactive lane keep assist (LKA) and proactive lane centering assist (LCA) but the terms are ...

  4. Left- and right-hand traffic - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 February 2025. Directionality of traffic flow by jurisdiction Countries by direction of road traffic, c. 2020 Left-hand traffic Right-hand traffic No data Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side or to the right side ...

  5. Rumble strip - Wikipedia

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    The 'classic' one-car crash results when a vehicle slowly drifts to the right, hits dirt or rumble strips on the right shoulder of the road, and the driver becomes alert and overreacts, jerking the wheel left to bring the vehicle back onto the road. This motion causes the left front tire to strike the raised edge of the pavement at a sharp ...

  6. Traffic law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Overtaking, usually called "passing", is legal on all four or more lane roads and on most two-lane roads with sufficient sight distance. On two-lane roads, one must pass to the left of the overtaken vehicle unless that vehicle is preparing to make a left turn, in which case the vehicle must be passed on the right.

  7. Collision avoidance system - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, "Driving Assistant Plus" was introduced on most models combining the front-facing camera, lane-departure warning, and in some cases front radar sensors to detect vehicles ahead. Should the driver not react to the warning of a potential collision, the system would gradually prime brake pressure and apply – with maximum deceleration ...

  8. “It Snapped Like A Biscuit”: 40 Hikers Who Saw Something ...

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    Our old car gave rattling sounds but started, we gratefully took off down the road. By then the sun had set and the mountain was in shadows. The way back was filled with questions.

  9. Roadway departure - Wikipedia

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    Roadway departure collisions where the vehicle is sliding or spinning and runs broadside into a fixed obstacle are particularly dangerous since the vehicle doors and sides provide less protection to occupants than the front of the car. Target fixation is an issue for drivers, causing them to impact with objects that could be easily avoided.