A road is a thoroughfare from one place to another, primarily used for movement of traffic. Many roads are paved.
The words "road" and "street" are commonly considered to be interchangeable, but the distinction is important in urban design. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. Roads also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads.
The road is a very busy commuter route, as it is the only dual carriageway passing through the south eastern suburbs of Dublin, as well as close to the many commuter towns along the east coast as far south as Gorey. Summer Friday and Sunday evenings also see very heavy traffic as Dubliners decamp to, and return from, their many holiday home locations along the Co. Wicklow and Co. Wexford coastlines.
Image 5John Metcalf, also known as Blind Jack of Knaresborough. Drawn by J R Smith in The Life of John Metcalf, published 1801. (from History of road transport)
Image 6Construction crew laying down asphalt over fiber-optic trench, in New York City (from Road surface)
Image 9According to Eurostat, there is almost a linear proportion between the total number of passenger-km driven by car and road fatalities. (from Road safety)
Image 10Annual traffic deaths sign over I-95 in Georgia, US, indicating more than three deaths per day (from Road safety)
Image 19Car fatalities per pax-km vs. car usage per pax-day; in Europe. It seems, at least in these European countries, that car fatalities per person-km have no strong correlation with massification of car usage. The average car usage in these countries is around 30km per person-day with varying number of fatalities ratios. These differences might be related with different cultural approaches to traffic codes, or more safety measures implemented on such countries. (from Road safety)
Image 20The schedule of maximum tolls allowed on the Woodstock to Rollright Turnpike Trust on the Great Road to Worcester in 1751 (from History of road transport)
Image 21Closeup of asphalt on a driveway (from Road surface)
Image 23According to Eurostat and European Railway Agency, in European railway mode of transport, there is a fatality risk for passengers and occupants 28 times lower compared with car usage. Based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010. (from Road safety)
Image 24German roadworks sign. Similar signs are used in other European countries. (from Roadworks)
Image 25Different layers of road including asphalt layer. The total thickness of a pavement can be measured using granular base equivalency. (from Road surface)
Image 26Vehicles experiencing a breakdown or an emergency can stop in the emergency lane; these lanes may themselves present risks to traffic. (from Road safety)
Image 32The Dutch Reach - Use far hand on handle when opening to avoid dooring cyclists or injuries to exiting drivers and passengers. (from Road safety)
Image 37The Great North Road near Highgate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from History of road transport)
Image 41Replacing the old road with concrete blocks in Bo'ao Road area, Haikou City, Hainan, China (from Road surface)
Image 42A patched road rut at a PortlandOregon bus stop. During the summer this part of the road will be hot and combined with a bus’s high ground pressure will compress and deform part of the road. Due to the lower elevation from the driveway, a large portion of the buses weight leans on one wheel causing damage to the road. Despite the repairs, you can see the patch is already damaged. This happens yearly. (from Road surface)
Image 43Pavement ends and turns into gravel surface road. (from Road surface)
Image 44Utrecht has specially painted bicycle-only lanes. (from Road safety)
Image 45A right-hand driving car on the right-hand side of the road in France at night (from Road safety)
Image 46Sacrifices to the Modern Moloch, a 1923 cartoon published in St. Louis Star, criticizing the apparent acceptance by society of increasing automobile-related fatalities (from Road safety)
...that there is no nationwide numbering system in Canada, but the Trans-Canada Highway(pictured) provides a continuous network through all the provinces?
...that the Glasgow Inner Ring Road was only half complete when it was abandoned in 1980, leaving several incomplete junctions, one of which ends abruptly in mid-air?
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