2. A sight distance may be added to show:

1) the distance of which a driver may see an approaching vehicle and other object on the road ahead;

2) the distance from different angles;

3) a suitable distance.

3. The driver’s view of the road is:

1) continually changing;

2) static all the way long;

3) good at night and in the day time.

4. Divided roads designed with easy grades and carefully matched curves matched curves make driving:

1) easier;

2) more difficult;

3) more economical.

5. A road will generally look attractive to:

1) a pedestrian;

2) a user;

3) a person crossing the road.

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«The Highway Structure»

Right of way - смуга відводу

Boundary line - розділююча смуга

The right of way is the area occupied bu the highway between the boundary lines.

Sub grade - основа дорожнього одягу,земляне полотно

Shoulder- узбіччя

The sub grade is the soil below roadway and below the shoulders.

Lane- смуга шляху

Traffic lane - смуга руху

Parking lane - смуга зупинки

Adjacent - сусідня смуга

Strip - смуга

Dividing strip - роздільна смуга

The principle purpose of the dividing strip is not to allow any occasional moving of the motor—car our to the traffic lane of the opposite direction.

Gutter- водопровідвідна канава

Ditch- кювет

Drain- стік, водовідвід

Sidewalk- тротуар

The total width of a highway is the sum of the width of traffic lanes, dividing strips, gutters, shoulders, ditcher, drains, sidewalks and other special features.

Spillway- водозлив

Culvert- дренажна труба

The drainage system includes ditches, gutters, drains, spillways, culvers and bridges.

Miscellaneous - змішувальний пристрій

18Guard railing - дорожня огорожа

Retaining wall - підпірна стінка

Sign- знак

Miscellaneous structures include guard railing, sidewalks, retaining walls, lighting system and signs.

Carriageway - проїзна частина шляху

Dual two lane carriageway - подвійна проїзна частина

In past years, a number of four lane single carriageway roads have been constructed.

Clearance- зазор, кліренс

Safe clearance - допустимий кліренс

Edge Clearance - кромковий зазор

25 Sharp - гострий поворот

On sharp radius curves extra lane width should be provide.

26 Eve - парний

Rural highways usually are built with an even number of traffic lanes.

27 Congestion - затор руху

The road congestion usually takes place during peak hours.

28 Shell - черепашка

29 Lime-rock - вапняк

Some special surfaces include iron ore, shell and lime rock.

30 Bitumen - бітум

31 Bituminous - бітумний

32 Bituminous macadam - "чорне щебінь"

33 Asphalt - асфальт

34 Sheet asphalt - асфальтна суміш

35 Asphalt rock - асфальтна гірська порода

A mixture of bitumen and inert mineral matter is termed asphalt.

36 Treatment - обробка

The average life of hot rolled asphalt before any treatment is required is about 20 years.

37 To bind (bound, bound) - зв'язувати, закріпляти

38 Traffic bound- інтенсивний pyx

39 Water—bound broken stone road - водо зв’язане щебеневе шосе

40 Cement- bound macadam - щебенева верства

Intermediate — type surfaces are: traffic-bound, water-bound macadam, cement-bound macadam and bituminous macadam.

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