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Term of the Road Dictionary

distance gap

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Traffic Engineering
  • Definition : Interval of distance between the rear of a vehicle and the front of the vehicle immediately following it.
  • Synonyms : space gap

Nettoraumlücke

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Verkehr Verkehrstechnik
  • Definition : Räumlicher Abstand zwischen dem Heck eines Fahrzeuges und der Front (Schnauze) des nächsten nachfolgenden Fahrzeuges.
  • Synonyms : Nettoweglücke

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