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CARREFOUR GIRATOIRE [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
CONT

The City reminds drivers that they are legally required to yield to buses as they leave bus bays to merge into traffic under the Highway Traffic Act.

CONT

While on the ramp, as soon as you can see freeway traffic approaching from behind, check your mirrors and blind spot for a space to merge safely.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
CONT

«Le conducteur n’aurait pas vu le véhicule qui s’en venait lorsqu’il a décidé de s’engager dans la circulation. Il s’agit d’une bête erreur d’inattention», a affirmé la porte-parole de la Sûreté du Québec, Anne Mathieu.

CONT

Pour s’y engager [carrefour giratoire], il suffit de s’insérer dans la circulation tout en respectant l'obligation de céder le passage aux véhicules qui y circulent déjà.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
  • Road Networks
DEF

An intersection built with a circular island around which traffic rotates in one direction.

OBS

roundabout; traffic circle: terms proposed by the World Road Association.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipements urbains
  • Réseaux routiers
OBS

rond-point : Le terme rond-point appartient à la langue générale.

OBS

carrefour giratoire : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

OBS

carrefour giratoire : 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)
  • Accesorios y equipo (Urbanismo)
  • Redes viales
DEF

Plaza circular.

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Record 3 1999-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
DEF

A town square in which four (or more) streets radiate from the square's corners in a pinwheel-like fashion. Essentially medieval.

OBS

Not to be confused with "traffic circle".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipements urbains
DEF

Nom de certaines places circulaires où aboutissent plusieurs rues, plusieurs avenues, dans une ville.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «carrefour giratoire» qui, lui, est un aménagement urbain. Le rond-point est un reliquat des villes anciennes où les rues convergeaient vers une place unique. Au Canada, on utilise le terme «rond-point» à la place du générique «carrefour», ce qui est une source de confusion.

Spanish

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