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POINT CONFLIT [2 records]

Record 1 2015-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
CONT

... some localities implemented a type of road diet: reconfiguring the four lanes (two in each direction) into three (one each way plus a shared turn lane in the middle). The change dramatically reduced the number of "conflict points" on the road—places where a crash might occur.

Key term(s)
  • point of conflict

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
DEF

Emplacement où les passages de deux véhicules, ou d'un véhicule et d'un cycliste ou d'un piéton, se croisent ou s'entrecoupent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tránsito vial
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Record 2 2010-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Political Science (General)
  • Sociology (General)
DEF

A spot at which trouble is especially likely to occur or break out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
DEF

Lieu ou zone où risque d'éclater ou de s'aggraver un conflit quelconque (politique, social, etc.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
  • Sociología (Generalidades)
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