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Turnpike Roads Act 1822
Turnpike often refers to: * A type of gate, another word for a turnstile * In the United States, a toll road Turnpike may also refer to: Roads United Kingdom * A turnpike road, a principal road maintained by a turnpike trust, a body with powers to collect road tolls in Britain from the 17th but especially during the 18th and 19th centuries * Turnpike Lane, Haringey, a street in Haringey, North London, England United States * Connecticut Turnpike, a former toll road in Connecticut, United States * Delaware Turnpike, a toll road in Delaware, United States * Florida's Turnpike, a toll road in Florida, United States * Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike, a toll road in Florida, United States (part of Florida's Turnpike) * Indiana Toll Road, a toll road in Indiana, United States (often called "the Indiana Turnpike") * Kansas Turnpike, a toll road in Kansas, United States * Kentucky Turnpike, a former toll road in Kentucky, United States * Maine Turnpike, a toll road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnstile
A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a turnstile can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, ticket, pass, or other method of payment. Modern turnstiles incorporate biometrics, including retina scanning, fingerprints, and other individual human characteristics which can be scanned. Thus a turnstile can be used in the case of paid access (sometimes called a faregate or ticket barrier when used for this purpose), for example to access public transport, a pay toilet, or to restrict access to authorized people, for example in the lobby of an office building. History Turnstiles were originally used, like other forms of stile, to allow human beings to pass while keeping sheep or other livestock penned in. The use of turnstiles in most modern applications has been credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
