Traffic barriers (known in North America as guardrails or guard rails, in Britain as crash barriers, and in auto racing as Armco barriers) keep vehicles...
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A Jersey barrier, Jersey wall, or Jersey bump is a modular concrete or plastic barrier employed to separate lanes of traffic. It is designed to minimize...
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used to transfer concrete lane dividers, such as Jersey barriers, in order to relieve traffic congestion during rush hours. Many other cities use them...
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Bollard Cones Hotline Construction barrel Road traffic control Traffic barrier Traffic guard VLC Media Player McInerney, Matthew (22 July 2014). "Footballer...
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containing a traffic barrier or grass. Elimination of conflicts with other directions of traffic dramatically improves safety, while increasing traffic capacity...
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slope barrier is a traffic barrier made of reinforced concrete and designed with a single slope that is used to separate lanes of vehicular traffic. Its...
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with a traffic barrier, the barrier should either be close to or well behind the curb, to reduce the chances of a vehicle going over the barrier. Depending...
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area. Hard barriers are fixed or removable guards which prevent entry. These include fences, traffic barriers, and crush barriers. Soft barriers are devices...
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(roads/sidewalks) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic laws and informal rules that may have...
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cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier/guard rail...
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Bollard (redirect from Traffic pole)
Highway location marker Highway marker Jersey barrier Milestone Stanchion Sump buster Traffic barrier Traffic cone "bollard". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed...
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Roundabout (redirect from Traffic circle)
pedestrian zone. The flow of traffic and pedestrians is governed by 14 barriers, 22 traffic lights and 8 loudspeakers. The barriers close three times daily...
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39001 – Traffic safety standard Jersey barrier – Modular concrete or plastic barrier for separating vehicle traffic List of countries by traffic-related...
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Median strip (redirect from Traffic median)
dense hedges of shrubs filter the headlights of oncoming traffic and provide a resilient barrier. In other areas, the median may be occupied by a right-of-way...
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Converting an intersection into a cul-de-sac or dead end. Boom barrier, restricting through traffic to authorised vehicles only. Closing of streets to create...
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Roadkill (redirect from Traffic victims)
estimated that one million vertebrate animals are killed by vehicular traffic daily in the United States. A 2008 Federal Highway Administration report...
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Level crossing (category Traffic signs)
started to be introduced, intended to be a complete barrier against intrusion of any road traffic onto the railway. Automatic crossings are now commonplace...
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Guard rail (category Protective barriers)
Baluster Bollard Cable barrier Concrete step barrier Handrail Jersey barrier Parapet Platform screen doors Traffic barrier Traffic cone Ironwork "Protective...
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Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side of...
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The F-shape barrier is a concrete crash barrier, originally designed to divide lanes of traffic on a highway. It is a modification of the widely used...
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Lane (redirect from Traffic lane)
control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads (highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each direction, separated by...
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A traffic island is a solid or painted object in a road that channels traffic. It can also be a narrow strip of island between roads that intersect at...
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Bar gate (redirect from Boom barrier)
A bar, post, pole, beam, or boom gate, also known as a boom or a boom barrier, is a beam or bar on a pivot used as a gate. The boom is lowered to block...
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Cloverleaf interchange (redirect from Cloverleaf (traffic))
the need for any traffic to be stopped by traffic lights. The limiting factor in the capacity of a cloverleaf interchange is traffic weaving. Cloverleaf...
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of the rocky cliffs on the south side of the highway, and frequent deer traffic contributes to its hazardousness. A curve on Historic Route 66 at Towanda...
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freezing point of water. On December 1, 2013, heavy post-Thanksgiving weekend traffic encountered black ice on the westbound I-290 expressway in Worcester, Massachusetts...
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Reversible lane (redirect from Tidal flow (traffic))
moveable barriers) 4th Street Bridge in Los Angeles – the center lane is used for westbound traffic on weekday mornings, eastbound traffic for weekday...
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Crossing guard Level crossing Road traffic control Road traffic safety Roadworks Traffic barrier Traffic cadet "Traffic Controllers (Flagger)". ny.gov. New...
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Toll road (redirect from Toll barrier)
booths at every exit, it can cause traffic congestion while traffic queues at the mainline toll plazas (toll barriers). It is also possible for motorists...
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Michigan left (section Applicable traffic studies)
When traffic clears they complete the U-turn and go back through the intersection. Additionally, the U-turn lane is designed for one-way traffic. Similarly...
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