breakdown lane
Highway's safety margin
A breakdown lane is the paved shoulder along a highway, intended for disabled vehicles to pull off the road.
The term is especially common in New England: She pulled into the breakdown lane when her tire blew.
Other regions call it the shoulder, emergency lane, or hard shoulder.
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- emergency stopInstant shutdown mechanism
side of the road · pavement · rumble strips · tire · roadside assistance · highway · vehicle · hard shoulder · warning · crash barriers · guardrail · tow truck · accident · stranded · cell phone · hazard · hazard lights · flashing lights
- car troubleflat tire, dead battery, stalled car, flooded engine, seized engine
- lanes
- road featurescurve, bend, straightaway, stretch, junction
- Road Travelroad trip, highway, interstate, freeway, car
- roadsidehighway, rest stop, interstate, rest area, turnpike
- highwayshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, expressway
traffic flow purpose
breakdown lanetravel lane
Marked road section
fast lane · traffic lane · passing lane · carpool lane · HOV lane
break, down, lane, breaks, broken, breaking, breakage, breaker, breakers