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PAVEMENT LANE [6 records]

Record 1 2023-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Driving (Road Vehicles)
  • Cycling
CONT

Unless signs or pavement markings tell you not to, always begin and end a right turn close to the right side of the road. To make a right turn, signal well before the turn and move into the right-hand lane when the way is clear.... When it is safe, complete your turn into the right-hand lane of the road you are entering.

Key term(s)
  • right hand turn

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Conduite automobile
  • Cyclisme
CONT

Sauf indication contraire sur la chaussée ou sur un panneau, amorcez et terminez un virage à droite près du côté droit de la route. Signalez votre intention de tourner à droite bien avant d'amorcer le virage et déplacez-vous dans la voie de droite lorsqu'elle est libre. [...] Lorsque c'est prudent de le faire, tournez à droite et engagez-vous dans la voie de droite de la route où vous vous dirigez.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
CONT

Pavement markings include : center line, lane lines, no-passing lines, pavement edge lines, pavement width transition lines, obstruction approach markings, channelizing lines, expressway exit and entrance ramp markings, transverse lines(stop, crosswalk, parking), curb markings, and various word and symbol markings.

OBS

Pavement markings serve to regulate, to guide, to channelize traffic into the proper position on the street or highway, and to supplement the regulations or warning of other traffic control devices ...

OBS

road marking: term proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • carriage way marking
  • road way marking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière
DEF

Marque [qui] a pour but de délimiter clairement les parties de chaussée réservées aux différentes voies de circulation ou à certaines catégories d'usagers ainsi que d'indiquer des manœuvres à exécuter.

CONT

Outre les panneaux et panonceaux, font partie des dispositifs de signalisation les balises [...], les signaux lumineux [...], les marques sur chaussée : lignes de délimitation des voies, lignes «stop», marquage par hachures de zones interdites, plots réflectorisés, etc.

OBS

signalisation horizontale : terme reproduit de «Motor vehicles - Véhicules automobiles» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

signalisation horizontale : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la Route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Señales (Transporte por carretera)
OBS

señalización horizontal; marcas sobre el pavimento; rayado: Términos utilizados por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 3 2012-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
CONT

While reserved bicycle lanes are a common measure, there are situations where roadway geometry and/or operations do not readily lend themselves to bicycle lane implementation. As an alternative marking option, the shared-use pavement marking symbol, or "sharrow" may be used... The sharrow marking consists of two chevron markings placed in front of a bicycle stencil. The general purpose of the sharrow symbol is to indicate to cyclists the correct positioning on the roadway, and to indicate to drivers the position where cyclists may be expected. There are three general applications of this marking : 1) side-by-side cyclist-motorist operation, 2) single file cyclist-motorist operation, and 3) conflict zones.

Key term(s)
  • shared-lane marking
  • shared use pavement marking
  • shared use lane pavement marking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière
OBS

Transports Québec emploie les termes «bicyclette» et «chevrons» pour nommer les deux symboles qui composent ce marquage (source : Québec (Province). Ministère des Transports.– Normes, ouvrages routiers (2006), tome V, «Signalisation routière», vol. 2, chapitre 7, page 29, Déc. 2007).

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Urban Planning
  • Road Design
CONT

Horizontal traffic calming measures use items such as raised islands and traffic circles to eliminate straight-line travel thus forcing most drivers to reduce their speeds. Horizontal measures can also be used to reduce pavement widths to discourage speeding or to restrict passage to a single lane, thereby significantly reducing the capacity of the roadway.

OBS

horizontal traffic calming measure: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Aménagement urbain
  • Conception des voies de circulation
OBS

mesure de déflexion horizontale : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tránsito vial
  • Planificación urbana
  • Diseño de carreteras
CONT

Los dispositivos relacionados con el trazado en planta obligarán a que los vehículos describan una trayectoria curva en vez de recta.

CONT

Tipos de dispositivo para moderar la velocidad. […] Dispositivos relacionados con el trazado en planta: miniglorietas, retranqueos, zigzags [y] modificación de intersecciones en T.

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Record 5 2011-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
CONT

In addition to the current postings, signs have been installed on the span wires at the U. S. Route 35 West/SR 104 exit traffic signal. Thermoplastic pavement markers will be installed on the roadway surface at the head of the exit ramp. These overhead signs, along with the pavement markers, will direct motorists of the lane assignments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
DEF

Répartition modale et/ou répartition des courants ou des flux sur routes à plusieurs voies.

CONT

L'affectation de voies au niveau des carrefours est généralement faite par les forces de l'ordre avec ou sans matérialisation des voies.

OBS

Le procédé le plus couramment employé est la signalisation horizontale.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
CONT

Rotating cutting picks on the outside of this road-working drum would quickly remove worn asphalt or other paving surface along a prescribed, uniform lane width. Pivoted to track a curve as well as a straightaway, the machine could quickly prepare a section for repaving and would cause minimum interference with traffic on adjoining lanes.... The following patents have been issued on these inventions :Pavement cutter... Germany...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
DEF

Camion muni d'un rouleau casseur orientable, destiné à éliminer rapidement le pavé usé suivant une largeur uniforme, et accélérant de ce fait les travaux de réfection.

Spanish

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