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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

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  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Traffic Engineering
  • Definition : Line of survey points across an area such that all material traffic streams going from the one part of the area to the other are observed.

Erhebungslinie

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Verkehr Verkehrstechnik
  • Definition : Linie von Zählstellen quer durch ein Verkehrsgebiet, so dass alle wesentlichen Verkehrsströme, die von dem einem Teil des Gebietes zu dem anderen gehen, erhoben werden.

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