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ILOT TOURNE-A-DROITE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Road Safety
  • Urban Planning
  • Road Design
DEF

A raised triangular island at an intersection approach which obstructs left turns and through movements to and from the intersecting street or driveway.

OBS

He explained the three proposed accesses to the property [one of which] would be a right-in and right-out only driveway with a controlling island so that no one could make a left turn in or out of the property.

Key term(s)
  • right-in right-out
  • right-in right-out entrance
  • right-in right-out entry
  • right-in right-out driveway

French

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

Îlot séparateur triangulaire érigé à l'approche d'une intersection de façon à forcer le virage à droite de la voie parallèle à l'îlot et à interdire le virage à gauche le la voie perpendiculaire.

Spanish

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