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  2. Curb cut - Wikipedia

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    A pram ramp with tactile paving that connects a sidewalk to a road. A curb cut , curb ramp, depressed curb, dropped kerb , pram ramp, or kerb ramp is a solid (usually concrete) ramp graded down from the top surface of a sidewalk to the surface of an adjoining street. It is designed primarily for pedestrian usage and commonly found in urban ...

  3. Curb extension - Wikipedia

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    A curb extension (or also neckdown, kerb extension, bulb-out, bump-out, kerb build-out, nib, elephant ear, curb bulge, curb bulb, or blister) is a traffic calming measure which widens the sidewalk for a short distance. This reduces the crossing distance and allows pedestrians and drivers to see each other when parked vehicles would otherwise ...

  4. Curb - Wikipedia

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    Stone curbs and raised sidewalks on both sides of a 2000-year-old paved road in Pompeii, Italy A curb with the street name on the sidewalk in New Orleans. A curb (American English) or kerb (British English) is the edge where a raised sidewalk or road median/central reservation meets a street/other roadway.

  5. Tactile paving - Wikipedia

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    A set of yellow truncated domes on the down-ramp in a parking lot. Tactile paving (also called tenji blocks, truncated domes, detectable warnings, tactile tiles, tactile ground surface indicators, tactile walking surface indicators, or detectable warning surfaces) is a system of textured ground surface indicators found at roadsides (such as at curb cuts), by and on stairs, and on railway ...

  6. Harley-Davidson Shovelhead engine - Wikipedia

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    With many Shovelhead owners having to turn towards aftermarket parts to keep the bike running properly, Harley-Davidson realized they would have to start developing a new engine. [3] Towards the end of the Shovelhead's production, Harley-Davidson made numerous modifications in an attempt to keep the engine usable for production.

  7. Sidewalk shed - Wikipedia

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    A sidewalk shed is a temporary structure or scaffold installed over a sidewalk. It is used to protect pedestrians from falling debris during the course of construction . [ 1 ] As of 2022, New York City contained more than 300 miles of sidewalk sheds.

  8. Why salt melts ice — and how to use it on your sidewalk - AOL

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    Ice-melt crystals on a paved sidewalk for snow removal. (Getty Images) This surface layer of semi-liquid ice comes only a few molecules thick at the melting point, and has the ability to vibrate ...

  9. Snowmelt system - Wikipedia

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    A heated sidewalk in Holland, Michigan Installation of a geothermal snowmelt system on a street in Reykjavík, Iceland.. A snowmelt system prevents the build-up of snow and ice on cycleways, walkways, patios and roadways, or more economically, only a portion of the area such as a pair of 2-foot (0.61 m)-wide tire tracks on a driveway or a 3-foot (0.91 m) center portion of a sidewalk, etc.