Castle Roads, in
Bermuda. An example of the maritime application of the word roads.
A road is a
thoroughfare for the conveyance of
traffic that mostly has an
improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike
streets, whose primary function is to serve as public spaces, the main function of roads is transportation.
Highway 2 is a provincial highway in the
Canadian province of
Saskatchewan. It is the longest Saskatchewan Highway, at 809 km (503 mi). The highway is partially
divided and undivided. However, only about 18 kilometres (11 mi) near
Moose Jaw, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) near
Chamberlain, and 21 kilometres (13 mi) near
Prince Albert are divided highway. Highway 2 is a major north-south route, beginning at the
Canadian-American border at the Port of West Poplar River, and
Opheim, Montana customs checkpoints.
Montana Highway 24 continues south. The town of
La Ronge delimits the northern terminus with
Highway 102 continuing north. It passes through the major cities of Moose Jaw in the south and
Prince Albert in the north. Highway 2 overlaps
Highway 11 between the towns of
Chamberlain and
Findlater. This 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) section of road is a
wrong-way concurrency. The highway ends at La Ronge, where it becomes
Highway 102.
Image 3Jan Brueghel (I) - Travellers on the Way, second half of 16th Century (from History of road transport)
Image 4Different layers of road including asphalt layer. The total thickness of a pavement can be measured using
granular base equivalency (from Road surface)
Image 5The
Great North Road near Highgate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from History of road transport)
Image 6Pavement ends and turns into gravel surface road (from Road surface)
Image 8Polymer cement overlaying to change asphalt pavement to brick texture and color to create decorative crosswalk (from Road surface)
Image 9According to
Eurostat, there is almost a linear proportion between the total number of passenger-km driven by car and road fatalities. (from Road traffic safety)
Image 11Vehicles experiencing a
breakdown or an emergency can stop in the
emergency lane; these lanes may themselves present risks to traffic. (from Road traffic safety)
Image 13Pateros Traffic Enforcer And Roadworks Road Closed Construction in Pateros, Metro Manila, Philippines. (from Roadworks)
Image 14John Metcalf, also known as Blind Jack of Knaresborough. Drawn by J R Smith in The Life of John Metcalf published 1801. (from History of road transport)
Image 26Road workers crushing rocks, in the mountains near
Kullu (from Roadworks)
Image 27German roadworks sign. In other European countries, the signs are similar. (from Roadworks)
Image 28Replacing the old road with cobblestones of cement in Bo'ao Road area,
Haikou City, Hainan, China. (from Roadworks)
Image 29The
Dutch Reach - Use far hand on handle when opening to avoid
dooring cyclists or injuries to exiting drivers and passengers. (from Road traffic safety)
Image 30Car fatalities per pax-km vs. car usage per pax-day; in Europe. It seems, at least in these European countries, that car fatalities per person-km have no strong correlation with massification of car usage. The average car usage in these countries is around 30km per person-day with varying number of fatalities ratios. These differences might be related with different cultural approaches to traffic codes, or more safety measures implemented on such countries. (from Road traffic safety)
Image 37According to
Eurostat and
European Railway Agency, in European
railway mode of transport, there is a fatality risk for passengers and occupants 28 times lower compared with car usage. Based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010. (from Road traffic safety)
Image 39Worker in a cloud of concrete dust (from Roadworks)
Image 40Sacrifices to the Modern
Moloch, a 1922 cartoon published in
The New York Times, criticizing the apparent acceptance by society of increasing automobile-related fatalities (from Road traffic safety)
Image 41Replacing the old road with concrete blocks in Bo'ao Road area,
Haikou City,
Hainan,
China (from Road surface)
Image 43The schedule of maximum tolls allowed on the
Woodstock to Rollright Turnpike Trust on the Great Road to Worcester in 1751 (from History of road transport)
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