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Term of the Road Dictionary

rumble strips

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Road Equipment Accessories
  • Definition : Narrow raised and often specially textured strips across or alongside the carriageway, generating noise and vibrations through vehicles in order to alert drivers and encourage them to slow down for particular hazards.
  • Synonyms : jiggle bars

Rumpelstreifen

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Straßenausstattung Zusätzliche Anlagen
  • Definition : Auf der Fahrbahn dicht hintereinander aufgebrachte oder besonders aufgeraute Streifen, die Lärm und Schwingungen im Fahrzeug erzeugen, um die Fahrer zu alarmieren und sie zu veranlassen, wegen besonderer Gefährdungen wie Zufahrten zu Siedlungen und Städten, Kreuzungen, Verkehrskreiseln oder potenziell gefährlichen Kurven (oft in Bergen) zu verlangsamen.

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