road space

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road space

The length of roadway allocated to and/or actually occupied by a column on a route, expressed in miles or kilometers.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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The charge would therefore discourage other drivers from filling road space in front of buses, thus creating what you might call a "bus-friendly" lane and giving buses a clearer run.

Letters: How about a lane switching charge?

A council transport spokesman added: ``This is not anti-motorist but is aimed at ensuring everyone gets a fair crack of the whip of the limited road space in Cardiff.''

PARK AT YOUR PERIL!; Motorists face being clamped or towed away in council's new get-tough policy

Infrastructure - the designation of road space for the exclusive use of goods vehicles and other economically essential traffic.

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"At a network level this means rebalancing the allocation of road space, rather than perpetuating the dominance of single occupancy car drivers."

Chiefs insist transport vision is not 'anti-car'

Road space is a precious resource, our policies must optimise its use.

PERSPECTIVE: The road to nowhere and global warming; The West Midlands is facing the prospect of six months of traffic chaos because of major roadworks planned for the M6. But building more roads simply equals more climate chaos and gridlock, argues Kevin Chapman, from environmental lobby group Transport 2000

They advise motorists to share the road space considerately and allow time for cyclists to manoeuvre.

Cycling a health hazard

He said he could not understand Prof Begg's remarks since the director-general of the Department for Transport had personally asked Birmingham to be more innovative in the way it used scarce road space.

No bus war, says Gregory

Expanding the Midland Metro is a non-starter because it would be horribly expensive and would mean eating into already scarce road space.

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Buses are the most efficient users of road space per head.

Free access is not an option; Bus lanes

Most could quite easily get out of their cars and instead use the bus, freeing up road space and causing less pollution.