road conditions

Highway status report

Road conditions describes the state of roads for driving purposes—surface quality, weather effects, visibility, and traffic.

The phrase appears most often in warnings: Check road conditions before traveling.

Icy, wet, or poorly maintained roads create hazardous road conditions.

Traffic reports deliver road conditions alongside weather forecasts.

Opposites
quality/safety

road conditionshazardous conditions

Dangerous state of affairs

icy roads · slick roads · black ice · whiteout conditions

focus of assessment

road conditionsvehicle maintenance

Servicing transportation machinery

Family

road, condition

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G