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Traffic calming — is a set of strategies used by urban planners and traffic engineers which aim to slow down or reduce traffic, thereby improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as improving the environment for residents. Calming measures are common… … Wikipedia
traffic calming — UK [ˈtræfɪk ˌkɑːmɪŋ] US [ˈtræfɪk ˌkɑmɪŋ] noun [uncountable] british methods of slowing down traffic, for example by building raised areas across roads Thesaurus: traffic movements and traffic jamshyponym * * * ˈtraffic calming f66 noun … Useful english dictionary
traffic calming — traffic .calming n [U] BrE changes made to a road to stop people driving too fast ▪ Traffic calming measures have been introduced … Dictionary of contemporary English
traffic calming — ► NOUN ▪ the deliberate slowing of traffic in residential areas, by building road humps or other obstructions. ORIGIN translation of German Verkehrsberuhigung … English terms dictionary
traffic calming — also traffic calming N UNCOUNT: usu N n Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down. The government increased the budget … English dictionary
traffic-calming — see traffic calming … English dictionary
traffic calming — traffic calm|ing [ træfık ,kamıŋ ] noun uncount BRITISH methods of slowing down traffic, for example by building raised areas across roads … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
traffic-calming device — (traf.ik CAWM.ing duh.vys) n. A device installed on or near a roadway to force motorists to slow down. Example Citation: The traffic planner, Guy Rousseau, suggested that a network of traffic calming devices be used to keep drivers from speeding… … New words
traffic-calming — traffˈic calming noun Control of vehicular traffic in built up, esp residential, areas by the use of various devices designed to reduce speed and volume, eg sleeping policemen, ramps, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑traffic … Useful english dictionary
traffic calming — /ˈtræfɪk kamɪŋ/ (say trafik kahming) noun the slowing down of traffic by the introduction of speed bumps, chicanes, etc. –traffic calmer, noun …
