traffic lane

Marked driving path

A traffic lane is a designated strip of roadway wide enough for a single line of vehicles.

Lanes are typically marked by painted lines and may be assigned specific purposes: the left lane is for passing, merge into the right lane.

The term extends to any channel for directed flow: shipping lanes, bike lanes.

Related

pedestrian crossing · right of way · weaving · interchange · merge · zipper merge · signage · rumble strip · braking distance · tailgating · road rage · bumper to bumper · divider · carpool · intersection · rush hour · passing · commute

Categories
Opposites
designated road function

traffic laneshoulder

Upper arm joint

breakdown lane · hard shoulder · roadside · median · sidewalk

movement vs. restriction

traffic laneroadblock

Obstruction across a road

barrier · traffic barrier · dead end · cul-de-sac · blockade

vehicle accessibility

traffic lanepedestrian zone

Traffic-restricted walking district

no-go zone · restricted area · construction zone · barrier · roadblock

Family

traffic, lane, trafficking, traffics, bus lane, trafficker, traffic light, trafficked, traffic signal

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G