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What (who) is hard shoulder - definition
RESERVE LANE BY THE VERGE OF A ROADWAY
Road shoulder; Breakdown lane; Emergency lane; Soft shoulder; Shoulder (highway); Hard shoulder; Shoulder lane; Street shoulder; Emergency stopping lane; Emergency shoulder use; Bus bypass shoulder; Bus-on-shoulder lane; Bus on shoulder; Bus only shoulder
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![Interstate 405]] near [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Interstate 405 northbound shoulder bypass near Bothell, WA.jpg?width=200 "Interstate 405]] near [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S.")
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hard shoulder
¦ noun Brit. a hardened strip alongside a motorway for use in an emergency.
hard shoulder
(hard shoulders)
The hard shoulder is the area at the side of a motorway or other road where you are allowed to stop if your car breaks down. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use shoulder
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N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
soft shoulder
(soft shoulders)
On a busy road such as a freeway, the soft shoulder is the area at the side of the road where vehicles are allowed to stop in an emergency. (AM; in BRIT, use hard shoulder
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N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
Wikipedia
Shoulder (road)
A shoulder, hard shoulder (British) or breakdown lane is an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right side in countries which drive on the right, and on the left side in countries which drive on the left. Many wider (U.S.) freeways, or expressways elsewhere have shoulders on both sides of each directional carriageway — in the median, as well as at the outer edges of the road, for additional safety. Shoulders are not intended for use by through traffic, although there are exceptions.
Examples of use of hard shoulder
1. Most hard shoulder accidents cause deaths, the source said.
2. Digital signs on gantries will tell motorists whether or not they can use the hard shoulder.
3. Residents agreed that cameras would help reduce the number of hard shoulder violations and accidents.
4. "They have effectively shut the hard shoulder on the approach to the mall entry road.
5. This was followed by driving on the hard shoulder with '00 violations.