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PREFERENTIAL LANE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
  • Road Networks
  • Road Traffic
DEF

A traffic lane that can only be used by certain classes of vehicles during peak hours or all day.

OBS

Examples of reserved lanes include bus lanes and high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes.

OBS

reserved lane; preferential lane; exclusive lane; priority lane: designations proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation
  • Réseaux routiers
  • Circulation routière
DEF

Voie de circulation ne pouvant être empruntée que par certains types particuliers de véhicules pendant les heures de pointe ou en permanence.

OBS

Les voies réservées aux autobus et les voies réservées aux véhicules multioccupants sont des exemples de voies réservées.

OBS

voie réservée; couloir réservé : désignations proposées par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreteras
  • Redes viales
  • Tránsito vial
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