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Term of the Road Dictionary

road legibility

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Traffic Engineering
  • Definition : Capability of a road of suggesting, through its layout and its equipment, driver behaviour compatible with its use and especially with road safety.

Lesbarkeit einer Straße

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Verkehr Verkehrstechnik
  • Definition : Fähigkeit einer Straße, über Straßenanlage, Ausstattung und Trassierung den Fahrer zu einer angepassten und sicheren Fahrweise zu leiten. (Unüblicher Begriff im Deutschen)
  • Synonyms : selbsterklärende Straße (AT)