soft shoulder
Unpaved roadway margin
A soft shoulder is the unpaved strip alongside a road, typically dirt or gravel rather than asphalt.
Road signs warn drivers because soft shoulders can be hazardous—vehicles may sink, skid, or lose control if they drift onto this surface: The car hit the soft shoulder and spun out.
Raised strip alongside roads
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- marginEdge of a page
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
embankment · unpaved · breakdown lane · verge · dirt · loose gravel · dropoff · guardrail
Garment donned headfirst
- hazardSource of potential harm
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- signagePosted public displays
- warning signIndicator of potential danger
merge · slow down · traction · control · skid · tires · steering · stability
Failure or decomposition
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- flat tireDeflated vehicle wheel
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- tow truckVehicle that pulls others
hazard lights · flares · roadside assistance · disabled vehicle · police · first responder · safety · refuge
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Raised strip alongside roads
roadside · embankment · unpaved · breakdown lane · verge · dirt · loose gravel · dropoff · guardrail · rumble strip
pullover
Garment donned headfirst
warning sign · merge · slow down · traction · control · skid · tires · steering · stability · vehicle recovery
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
tow truck · hazard lights · flares · roadside assistance · disabled vehicle · police · first responder · safety · refuge · stopping
- road signsstop sign, yield sign, speed limit sign, warning sign, stop
- tailoringtailor, seamstress, tailoring, made-to-measure, tailor shop
soft shoulderhard shoulder
Road's emergency stopping strip
paved road · asphalt · concrete · hardtop · pavement
soft shouldertravel lane
Marked road section
main road · carriageway · roadway · traffic lane · highway
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