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PIARC (World Road Association), founded in 1909 and comprising 125 member governments from all over the world, is the global forum for exchange of knowledge and experience on roads, road transport policies and practices. With consultative status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, the Association is contributing to a stable and sustainable global development of the road and transport sector.

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Term of the Road Dictionary

oversaturation

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Traffic Engineering
  • Definition : Traffic condition in which the arrival flow rate exceeds the capacity of the road for an extended period of time.

Überlastung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Verkehr Verkehrstechnik
  • Definition : Verkehrszustand, bei dem die Nachfrage die Kapazität einer Verkehrsanlage oder eines Verkehrsmittels überschreitet.
  • Synonyms : Verkehrsüberlastung

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