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Fire Lane
A fire lane is a pavement reserved for fire and rescue services. Dedicated fire lanes primarily appear in urban areas where traffic jams may slow their passage, thus causing an unfavorable delay in responding to distress calls. Other fire lanes, such as in outdoor parking lots in front of buildings, are open to other vehicular traffic, but serve the purpose of ensuring fire trucks’ maneuverability. Infrastructure End Fire trucks and other apparatuses are usually large and heavy vehicles. Because safely accelerating and steering requires lots of space and their load sets high demands to the pavement, there must be certain accommodations made for them. By legally mandating erection of fire lanes, authorities can ensure firefighters fast and reliable access to potential sites of emergencies. Fire lanes also provide clear space for egress from a burning building and should therefore be wider for larger occupancy buildings. Markings ''The following is applicable only to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Lane (8530525444)
A fire lane is a pavement reserved for fire and rescue services. Dedicated fire lanes primarily appear in urban areas where traffic jams may slow their passage, thus causing an unfavorable delay in responding to distress calls. Other fire lanes, such as in outdoor parking lots in front of buildings, are open to other vehicular traffic, but serve the purpose of ensuring fire trucks’ maneuverability. Infrastructure End Fire trucks and other apparatuses are usually large and heavy vehicles. Because safely accelerating and steering requires lots of space and their load sets high demands to the pavement, there must be certain accommodations made for them. By legally mandating erection of fire lanes, authorities can ensure firefighters fast and reliable access to potential sites of emergencies. Fire lanes also provide clear space for egress from a burning building and should therefore be wider for larger occupancy buildings. Markings ''The following is applicable only to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curb Painting
Kerb painting is the painting of road kerbs, usually to declare the affiliation of an area. It is most commonly associated with Northern Ireland where it is used by both unionists and nationalists to mark territory. It is an offence to paint kerbs in Northern Ireland, though there have been few prosecutions. Highways authorities have trialled the use of plastic paint-resistant kerbs to counter the problem. Northern Ireland Kerb painting is used in Northern Ireland by members of the unionist and nationalist communities. It is used to mark territories and boundaries and declare the sectarian affiliations of residents, in a similar fashion to sectarian murals. Street lights, litter bins and roundabout chevron stones have also been painted. Unionists use the colours of red, white and blue from the British Union flag, and nationalists the green, white and orange of the Irish tricolour. Painting of kerbs increases during the annual marching season. They are a source of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Lane
A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway completely dedicated for use by buses. Bus lanes are a key component of a high-quality bus rapid transit (BRT) network, improving bus travel speeds and reliability by reducing delay caused by other traffic. A dedicated bus lane may occupy only part of a roadway which also has lanes serving general automotive traffic; in contrast to a transit mall which is a pedestrianized roadway also served by transit. History The first bus lane is often erroneously attributed to Chicago, where in 1939 Sheridan Road was installed with reversible lanes north of Foster Avenue. The setup consisted of three-lanes towards the peak direction (south in the morning; north in the evening), and one contraflow lane. None of the lanes exclusively carried buses, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearway
The term clearway is used in several Commonwealth countries to refer to stretches of road or street where parking is prohibited. Australia In Australia, a clearway is a special road upon which only taxis and buses may stop at the kerb on certain times of the day. Any other vehicle which stands at the kerb may be towed away (unless there is some form of emergency). Clearways are used on congested roads where there is no room for additional traffic lanes. Clearways aim to improve traffic flow at certain times of the day by prohibiting stopping in the lane next to the kerb, adding another lane to the roadway (when used on both sides of the road, two are added). In New South Wales clearways are indicated by a yellow broken line at the kerb and "clearway" signage (which indicates the times of the day upon which the clearway operates). In Perth, Western Australia, clearways operate between 7:30 and 9:00 am, and from 4:15 to 6:00 pm on weekdays. Parking meters do not accept payment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Lane
A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway completely dedicated for use by buses. Bus lanes are a key component of a high-quality bus rapid transit (BRT) network, improving bus travel speeds and reliability by reducing delay caused by other traffic. A dedicated bus lane may occupy only part of a roadway which also has lanes serving general automotive traffic; in contrast to a transit mall which is a pedestrianized roadway also served by transit. History The first bus lane is often erroneously attributed to Chicago, where in 1939 Sheridan Road was installed with reversible lanes north of Foster Avenue. The setup consisted of three-lanes towards the peak direction (south in the morning; north in the evening), and one contraflow lane. None of the lanes exclusively carried buses, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High-occupancy Vehicle Lane
A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane, carpool lane, diamond lane, 2+ lane, and transit lane or T2 or T3 lanes) is a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and one or more passengers, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses. These restrictions may be only imposed during peak travel times or may apply at all times. According to the criteria used there are different types of lanes: temporary or permanent with concrete barriers; two-directional or reversible; and exclusive, concurrent or contraflow lanes working in peak periods. The normal minimum occupancy level is 2 or 3 occupants. Many jurisdictions exempt other vehicles, including motorcycles, charter buses, emergency and law enforcement vehicles, low-emission and other green vehicles, and/or single-occupancy vehicles paying a toll. HOV lanes are normally introduced to increase average vehicle occupancy and persons traveling with the goal of reducing traffic c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traffic Law
Traffic codes are laws that generally include provisions relating to the establishment of authority and enforcement procedures, statement of the Traffic#Rules of the road, rules of the road, and other safety provisions. Administrative regulations for driver license, driver licensing, vehicle ownership and Registry of Motor Vehicles, registration, insurance, vehicle safety inspections and parking violations may also be included, though not always directly related to driving safety. Violations of traffic code (i.e., a "moving violation") are often dealt with by forfeiting a Fine (penalty), fine in response to receiving a valid citation ("getting a Ticket (notification), ticket"). Other violations, such as drunk driving or vehicular homicide are handled through the Criminal law, criminal courts, although there may also be lawsuit, civil and administrative cases that arise from the same violation (including payment of damages and loss of driving privileges). In some jurisdictions, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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