Abbreviations

Results for area 12.6 Roads parameters

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lane boundary
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borderline of the lane that is determined by a visible lane marking; and in the absence of a visible lane marking, by incidental visible road features or other means such as GPS, magnetic nails, etc

NOTE 1 to entry: In the case of a visible lane marking, the boundary is at the center thereof.

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default lane width
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predetermined width given to a lane when a visible lane marking exists only on one side of the lane and no other lane boundaries are detected by the system

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out-of-sight range
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distance from the point where a variable message sign becomes no longer readable to the place where the variable message sign is located

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earliest warning line
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innermost limit of the warning threshold

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latest warning line
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outermost limit of the warning threshold

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roadway radius of curvature
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the roadway radius of curvature is the horizontal radius of curvature of the road on which the subject vehicle is travelling

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lane
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area of roadway that a vehicle would be expected to travel along in the absence of any obstruction without the driver’s desire to change the path of travel

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adjacent lane
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lane of travel sharing one lane boundary with the lane in which the subject vehicle is traveling and having the same direction of travel as the subject vehicle lane

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incidental visible road feature
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visible patterns on the road surface that were not explicitly intended to delineate the boundaries of the lane, but which are indicative of the position of the lane

NOTE 1 to entry: These can include such features as pavement seams or edges and curbs.

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visible lane marking
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delineators intentionally placed on the borderline of the lane that are directly visible by the driver while driving (e.g. not covered by snow, etc.)

NOTE Refer to ISO 17361 Annex A for country 165 specific visible lane marking definitions.

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straight
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segment of road which curvature is less than 1/5 000 m

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roadside equipment (RSE)
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a roadside device that can supply traffic signal information to the approaching subject vehicle and may also support determination of vehicle position and heading

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warning threshold placement zone
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zone between the earliest and the latest warning lines within which the warning threshold is placed

NOTE There is one warning threshold placement zone around the left lane boundary and one around the right lane boundary.

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no warning zone
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zone between the two earliest warning lines

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warning threshold
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location where the warning is issued on the road, which corresponds to a warning trigger point set in the system

NOTE 1 In the case of TTLC, the warning threshold shifts depending on the rate of departure.

NOTE 2 The warning threshold is placed within the warning threshold placement zone.

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stop line
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pavement marking line extending across approach lanes to indicate the point at which a stop is intended or required to be made

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lane departure warning
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warning given to the driver in accordance with the lane departure warning condition in the absence of suppression requests

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conditions of transport
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congested traffic
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traffic condition where the driver, at lower speed, repeatedly starts, follows a forward vehicle, and stops in order to keep a proper following distance behind the forward vehicle

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free-flowing traffic
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smooth-flowing and heavy traffic excluding stop and go and emergency braking situations

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visibility
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distance at which the illuminance of a non-diffusive beam of white light with a colour temperature of 2 700 K is decreased to 5 % of its original light source illuminance

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traffic signal phase
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green, yellow, and red intervals within a cycle that are assigned to an independent traffic movement or combination of movements

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