Roads, interchanges, railways and traffic safety devices built for vehicles and pedestrians. A member belongs here when the cited article describes it as a road, rail or traffic safety work. The group is one of the groupings under this field in the Technology Atlas, and each member keeps its own entry with its own cited sources and its own place in the field. Its members appear in the Browse By view for the field, so a reader can move from this group to each member entry and to the sources cited there.
Road and Rail Traffic Works
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Cloverleaf interchange (Wikipedia)
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A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads.
Guard rail
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Guard rails, guardrails, railings or protective guarding, in general, are a boundary feature and may be a means to prevent or deter access to dangerous or off-limits areas while allowing more light and visibility than a fence.
Traffic cone (Wikipedia)
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Traffic cones, also called pylons, witches' hats, road cones, highway cones, safety cones, caution cones, channelizing devices, construction cones, roadworks cones, or just cones, are usually cone-shaped markers that are placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner.
City and South London Railway (Wikipedia)
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The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first successful deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world, and the first major railway to use electric traction.
Shabbat pedestrian crossing (Wikipedia)
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A Shabbat pedestrian crossing or hands-free pedestrian crossing is an automatically controlled device which allows Orthodox Jews to use pedestrian crossings on Shabbat.
Funicular (Wikipedia)
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A funicular ( few-NIK-yoo-lər, f(y)uu-, f(j)ə-), or funicular railway, is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope.
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