in slipperiness of a section of road can increase the accident rate of the section of road tenfold. Maintenance activities affecting slipperiness include...
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comparisons) have been applied to measure slipperiness. Human subjects seem to be capable of differentiating the slipperiness of floors (Yoshioka et al. 1978,...
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Tarmacadam (redirect from Tarred road)
Tarmacadam is a concrete road surfacing material made by combining tar and macadam (crushed stone and sand), patented by Welsh inventor Edgar Purnell Hooley...
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A road is a thoroughfare for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians...
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lane Historic roads and trails Ice road Roman roads Sunken lane Higher capacity roads, sometimes with medians 2+1 road 2+2 road Arterial road Autostrasse...
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Macadam (redirect from Macadam road)
Macadam is a type of road construction pioneered by Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam around 1820, in which crushed stone is placed in shallow, convex...
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Plastic armour Portuguese pavement (mosaic-like) Road construction Road slipperiness Sealcoat Sett (paving) Nehme, Jean (14 July 2017). "About Long-Term Pavement...
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A road train, also known as a land train or long combination vehicle (LCV) is a semi-truck used to move road freight more efficiently than single-trailer...
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A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a freeway since the 1940s) for which a fee (or toll) is assessed...
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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...
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