road hazards
Potholes and debris
Road hazards are dangers encountered while driving—obstacles, conditions, or situations that threaten safe passage.
The term covers physical objects like debris, potholes, or animals crossing, as well as environmental conditions like ice, fog, or flooding.
Watch for road hazards after the storm.
In insurance contexts, road hazard coverage protects against tire and wheel damage from such encounters.
- potholesPavement depressions from wear
- loose gravelUnbound small stones
- sinkholesGround collapse cavities
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- standing waterAccumulated unmoving liquid
black ice · slippery when wet · distracted driving · drunk driving · wrong way driver · construction zones · landslides · debris · fallen tree · hailstorms · railroad crossings · heavy rain · glare · jaywalking · fog · blind curve · oil slick · snowstorms
- night drivingheadlights, high beams, low beams, taillights, night vision
- travel problemslost luggage, flight delays, flight delay, delayed flight, missed flight
- fogfog, mist, haze, thick fog, dense fog
- car insurancecollision, liability, comprehensive, premium, deductible
- premises liabilityduty of care, slip and fall, injury claims, damage claims, liability claims
road hazardsroad safety
Preventing highway harm
safe passage · traffic safety · guardrails · safety barriers · warning signs
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