A truck bypass is a path that provides the truck's physical separation from passenger vehicles at a highway intersection to eliminate weaving between passenger cars traveling at higher speeds and trucks traveling at lower speeds. Usually a truck shortcut gets off the main highway some distance before the intersection is meant to cut; trucks are usually required to use the bypass, while passenger cars may choose between bypass and main traffic lane. Truck passers can be special roads or collecting/distributor roads. The shortcut allows the passing vehicle to exit the intersection in the same direction as the main traffic lane, and then merge with each toll road at some point through the intersection.
Truck Passers should not be confused with truck lanes ; truck lanes are special lanes for trucks on steep inclines that are not physically separated from major highways.
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Important Example
- United States
- El Toro Y, a highway intersection equipped with truck lanes.
- New Jersey Turnpike, a toll road with sustainable car and truck separators.
- Newhall Pass Interchange, where trucks traveling on Interstate 5 are separated from passenger cars onto special roads - The original AS 99 route where I-5 was built - is located east of the expressway.
- Wheeler Ridge Interchange, a freeway crossroad equipped by truck bypass.
Maps Truck bypass
See Also
- Road truck runaway
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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