traffic obstruction
Flow-stopping barrier
Traffic obstruction is anything that blocks or impedes the flow of vehicles or pedestrians.
A stalled car, construction zone, or protest march can create a traffic obstruction.
The term also applies to the legal offense of deliberately blocking roadways: She was charged with traffic obstruction after refusing to move her vehicle.
- potholesPavement depressions from wear
- accidentsUnintended harmful occurrences
- fender benderMinor vehicle collision
- toll boothsRoadway fee collection points
- paradesPublic celebratory processions
checkpoints · sporting events · protests · flooding · snowdrifts · sinkholes · fallen tree · double parking · speed limits · roadblock · detours · school zone · congestion · rush hour · road work · lane closure
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, drunk driving, red light running
traffic obstructiontraffic flow
Movement of vehicles
open road · free movement · steady flow · green lights · light traffic
traffic obstructionclear path
Unobstructed way forward
accessible route · thoroughfare · open highway · open access · through traffic
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