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conflict point [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
CONT

... some localities implemented a type of road diet: reconfiguring the four lanes (two in each direction) into three (one each way plus a shared turn lane in the middle). The change dramatically reduced the number of "conflict points" on the road—places where a crash might occur.

Key term(s)
  • point of conflict

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
DEF

Emplacement où les passages de deux véhicules, ou d'un véhicule et d'un cycliste ou d'un piéton, se croisent ou s'entrecoupent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tránsito vial
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