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CONTRAFLOW BUS LANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Networks
- Road Traffic
- Mass Transit
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contraflow bus lane
1, record 1, English, contraflow%20bus%20lane
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CBL 2, record 1, English, CBL
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- contraflow lane 3, record 1, English, contraflow%20lane
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] reserved lane for buses on which the direction of bus traffic is opposite to the flow of traffic on the other lanes. 4, record 1, English, - contraflow%20bus%20lane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contraflow bus lane; CBL: term and abbreviation recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary. 5, record 1, English, - contraflow%20bus%20lane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réseaux routiers
- Circulation routière
- Transports en commun
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voie à contresens réservée aux autobus
1, record 1, French, voie%20%C3%A0%20contresens%20r%C3%A9serv%C3%A9e%20aux%20autobus
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couloir à contresens réservé aux autobus 2, record 1, French, couloir%20%C3%A0%20contresens%20r%C3%A9serv%C3%A9%20aux%20autobus
correct, masculine noun
- couloir réservé à contresens 3, record 1, French, couloir%20r%C3%A9serv%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20contresens
correct, masculine noun
- couloir à contresens 3, record 1, French, couloir%20%C3%A0%20contresens
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de la chaussée réservée à la circulation des autobus et aussi, souvent, à celle d'autres véhicules autorisés comme les taxis et les véhicules prioritaires, dans le sens contraire de la circulation générale. 2, record 1, French, - voie%20%C3%A0%20contresens%20r%C3%A9serv%C3%A9e%20aux%20autobus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voie à contresens réservée aux autobus : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable. 2, record 1, French, - voie%20%C3%A0%20contresens%20r%C3%A9serv%C3%A9e%20aux%20autobus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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