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INTERSECTIONAL FRICTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Driving (Road Vehicles)
  • Road Traffic
  • Urban Studies
CONT

Marginal friction is that friction which exists along the margin of the route, whereas intersectional friction occurs between vehicles moving approximately at right angles. ... Intersectional friction is affected by such roadway features as the number of signalized intersections, the number and type of unsignalized intersections, and the type of signal system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite automobile
  • Circulation routière
  • Urbanisme
CONT

[...] la friction d'intersection (entre voies de circulation perpendiculaires) [...]

Spanish

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