Road transport

Driving - Driving as a physical skill. In terms of the basic physical tasks required, driving a motor vehicle generally involves: Starting the vehicle's engine with the starting system Setting the transmission to the correct gear Depressing the pedals with one's feet to accelerate and slow the vehicle (and, if necessary, to change gears) Steering the vehicle's direction with the steering wheel Operating other important ancillary devices like the headlights and wind ...

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Driving, Driving - Road transport, Driving - Driving as a physical skill, Driving - Driving as a survival skill, Driving - Laws covering driving, Driving - Enforcement of driving-related laws, Driving - Rail transport

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According to recent statements of European traffic experts, the Croatian highways belong to the most modern and safest highways in Europe. This is also due to the fact that the largest part of the Croatian motorway system has just recently been constructed, and construction works are rapidly continuing. A major reason for the current highway construction mania is that in the last 20 years under Communist rule, when Croatia formed part of the former Yugoslavia, no major projects had been realized (in 1991 when Croatia seceded, the only ...

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Transport in Croatia, Transport in Croatia - Airports, Transport in Croatia - Rail transport, Transport in Croatia - Road transport, Transport in Croatia - Road rules, Transport in Croatia - Constructed highways and expressways, Transport in Croatia - Toll, Transport in Croatia - Highway A1, Transport in Croatia - Other highways, Transport in Croatia - Fixed construction deadlines, Transport in Croatia - Other major roads, Transport in Croatia - Bus traffic, Transport in Croatia - Water transport, Transport in Croatia - Sea transport, Transport in Croatia - River transport, Transport in Croatia - Pipelines

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Japan has 1,152,207 km of highways with 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways) paved and 289,204 km of unpaved ways (1997 est.). A single network of high-speed, divided, limited-access toll roads connects major cities on Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Hokkaido has a separate network, and Okinawa Island has a highway of this type. In the year 2005, the toll collecting companies, formerly Japan Highway Public Corporation, have been transformed into private companies in public ownership, and there are plans to sell parts of them. The aim of t ...

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Transportation in Japan, Transportation in Japan - Rail transport, Transportation in Japan - External links, Transportation in Japan - Road transport, Transportation in Japan - Marine transport, Transportation in Japan - Pipelines, Transportation in Japan - Air transport

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Road transport - Early Transport. The first forms of road transport were horses or oxen carrying goods over dirt tracks that often followed game trails. As commerce increased, the tracks were often flattened or widened to accommodate the activities. Road transport - Roman Roads. With the advent of the Roman Empire, there was a need for armies to be able to travel quickly from one area to another, and the roads that existed were often muddy, which greatly delayed the movement of ...

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Road transport, Road transport - History, Road transport - Early Transport, Road transport - Roman Roads, Road transport - Industrial Revolution, Road transport - Tarmac, Road transport - Pneumatic Tires, Road transport - Toll Roads in the United States, Road transport - Interstate Highway system in U.S., Road transport - Road Trains

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Autobahn (pronounced [ˈaʊtoːbaːn] in IPA) is the German word for a major high-speed road confined to motor vehicles and having full control of access, similar to a motorway or freeway in English-speaking countries. In English, the word "Autobahn" is used to refer only to these roads in German-speaking countries and usually refers to the German Autobahn specifically. German autobahns have no general speed limit (though about 50% of the total length is subject to local and ...

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• Autobahn - Construction
• Autobahn - Germany
• Autobahn - Switzerland
• Autobahn - History
• Autobahn - Germany
• Autobahn - Switzerland
• Autobahn - Current density
• Autobahn - Germany
• Autobahn - Switzerland
• Autobahn - Speed limits
• Autobahn - Germany
• Autobahn - Austria and Switzerland
• Autobahn - Notable traffic laws
• Autobahn - Film

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Autobahn - Germany. The German autobahns are famous for being some of the few public roads in the world without blanket speed limits for cars and motorcycles. Lack of blanket speed limits does not appear to negatively impact the road safety of autobahns compared with other German roads or motorways in other countries. Perhaps this is due in part because traffic can be heavy enough to restrict speeds to little above the typical motorway speeds found elsewhere. Certainly, speed limits do apply at junctions and othe ...

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Autobahn, Autobahn - Construction, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - History, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - Current density, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - Speed limits, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Austria and Switzerland, Autobahn - Toll requirements, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Austria and Switzerland, Autobahn - Notable traffic laws, Autobahn - Film

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International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Paris - Orléans - Bordeaux - San Sebastian - Madrid - Sevilla - Algeciras E15 - Inverness - Perth - Edinburgh - Newcastle - London - Folkestone - Dover ... Calais - Paris - Lyon - Orange - Narbonne - Girona - Barcelona - Tarragona - Castellón de la Plana - Valencia - Alicante - Murcia - Almería - Málaga - Algeciras E25 - Hoek van Holland - Rotterdam - Eindh ...

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International E-road network, International E-road network - Numbering system, International E-road network - Exceptions, International E-road network - Notes to the listings, International E-road network - Class A roads, International E-road network - North-South reference, International E-road network - West-East reference, International E-road network - North-South intermediate, International E-road network - West-East intermediate, International E-road network - Class B roads, International E-road network - Signage

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International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Paris - Orléans - Bordeaux - San Sebastian - Madrid - Sevilla - Algeciras E15 - Inverness - Perth - Edinburgh - Newcastle - London - Folkestone - Dover ... Calais - Paris - Lyon - Orange - Narbonne - Girona - Barcelona - Tarragona - Castellón de la Plana - Valencia - Alicante - Murcia - Almería - Málaga - Algeciras E25 - Hoek van Holland - Rotterdam - Eindh ...

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International E-road network, International E-road network - Numbering system, International E-road network - Exceptions, International E-road network - Notes to the listings, International E-road network - Class A roads, International E-road network - North-South reference, International E-road network - West-East reference, International E-road network - North-South intermediate, International E-road network - West-East intermediate, International E-road network - Class B roads

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Autobahn - Germany. The German autobahns are famous for being some of the few public roads in the world without blanket speed limits for cars and motorcycles. Lack of blanket speed limits does not appear to negatively impact the road safety of autobahns compared with other German roads or motorways in other countries. Perhaps this is due in part because traffic can be heavy enough to restrict speeds to little above the typical motorway speeds found elsewhere. Certainly, speed limits do apply at junctions and othe ...

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Autobahn, Autobahn - Construction, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - History, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - Current density, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - Speed limits, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Austria and Switzerland, Autobahn - Notable traffic laws, Autobahn - Film

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An alley or alleyway is a type of road found in densely populated urban areas. Alleys usually run between or behind buildings to allow for delivery and collection. Originally they were required for waste collection, delivery of coal (before the widespread adoption of central heating), or rear access for fire engines and parking. Blind alleys have no outlet at one end. The reduced usage of alleys has resulted in their decline. Under use, poor maintenance, poor night time illumination and narrow width has contributed to an ...

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Deicing is the process of removing ice from a surface. Most commonly referring to liquids applied to the wings of aircraft, deicing can also be done by other means and on other surfaces. Deicing - Aircraft. When there are freezing conditions and precipitation, it is critical that an airplane be deiced. Failure to do so means the airplane's wings will be too rough to be aerodynamic, thereby causing a loss of lift, and resulting in a crash to the ground. Because of the potentially severe consequence, ...

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• Deicing - Aircraft
• Deicing - Roads

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A curb or kerb is the edge where a raised sidewalk, road median, or road shoulder meets an unraised street or other roadway. Typically made from concrete, or earlier from long stones (often granite), the purpose is two-fold: first as a gutter for proper drainage of the roadway, and second for safety, to keep motorists from driving onto the shoulder, median, or sidewalk. As a gutter, they guide water from rain and melted snow and ice into the storm drains, so that it does not pool-up on the surface. Large puddles like thi ...

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• Curb road - Related articles

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A bottleneck is literally the neck of a glass or pottery bottle. An hourglass has a bottleneck at its mid-point whose diameter governs the time that granular contents of a given mass will take to pass through. Metaphorically a bottleneck is a section of a route with a carrying capacity substantially below that characterising other sections of the same route. This is often a narrow part of a road, perhaps also with a smaller number of lanes, or a reduction of the number of tracks of a railway line. It may be due to a narrow brid ...

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A bollard is a pole used to close a road or path to vehicles above a certain width. Bollards can be mounted close enough to block ordinary cars, for instance, but wide enough to permit special-purpose vehicles through. The term is nautical in origin, and the American Heritage Dictionary calls the aformentioned use in landscape architecture "chiefly British", although the term has crept into the jargon of some American universities. The term "robotic bollards" has been applied to traffic barricades capable of moving themselves into position on a roadway ...

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"Base course" refers to the sub-base layer of an asphalt roadway. Generally consisting of larger grade aggregate, spread and compacted to provide a stable base for further layers of aggregates or asphalt pavement. Aggregate Base is typically composed of crushed rock comprised of material capable of passing through a 3/4 inch rock screen. The component particles will vary in size from 3/4 inch down to dust. The material can be made of virgin (newly ...

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Wildlife crossings reconnect habitats, allowing animals to cross roads safely. They are widely used in Europe, where efforts to protect wildlife have involved underpasses, amphibian tunnels, and tunnels for small mammals such as otters, hedgehogs, and badgers. The Humane Society reports that the more than 600 tunnels installed under both major and minor roads in the Netherlands have helped to substantially increase population levels of the endangered European badger. Wildlife crossing - Benefits. Reversing ...

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• Wildlife crossing - Benefits
• Wildlife crossing - Practical considerations
• Wildlife crossing - Sources

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An automated highway system (AHS) or Smart Roads, is an advanced Intelligent transportation system technology designed to provide for driverless cars on specific rights-of-way. It is most often touted as a means of traffic congestion relief, since it drastically reduces following distances and thus allow more cars to occupy a given stretch of road. Automated highway system - How it works. The roadway has magnetized stainless-steel spikes driven one meter apart in its center. The car senses the spike ...

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• Automated highway system - How it works
• Automated highway system - Deployments
• Automated highway system - Policy issues

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A county highway (also county road or county route; usually abbreviated CH or CR) is a road in the United States that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department. Route numbering can be determined by each county alone, by mutual agreement among counties, or be coordinated in a statewide pattern. County highway shields are usually a yellow-on-blue pentagon (the MUTCD standard pattern), a black-on-white rectangle, or black text on a white rectangle (largely older signs). The majority of s ...

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Autobahn - Germany. Similar to such freeways in other countries, autobahns have multiple lanes of traffic in each direction, separated by a central barrier with grade-separated junctions and access restricted to certain types of motor vehicles only. The first German Autobahn was completed in 1932 between Cologne and Bonn ^ . Each carriageway was flanked by bankettes about 60 cm (2 ft) in width, constructed of varying materials; right-hand bankett ...

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Autobahn, Autobahn - Construction, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - History, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - Current density, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Switzerland, Autobahn - Speed limits, Autobahn - Germany, Autobahn - Austria and Switzerland, Autobahn - Notable traffic laws, Autobahn - Film

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The AASHO Road Test was a series of experiments carried out by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to determine how traffic contributed to the deterioration of road surfaces. This study, carried out in the late 1950s in Ottawa, Illinois, is frequently quoted as a primary source of experimental data when vehicle damage to highways is considered, for the purposes of road design, vehicle taxation and costing. Officially, the Road Test was "...to study the performance of pavement structures of kno ...

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• AASHO Road Test - External link

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