Meaning of pork-chop island | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“A small “pork-chop” island separates a lane of traffic turning right from Kelly to Sedgley, and that island should grow in the new intersection.”

“I just don’t see many people migrating north to Fond du Lac if it becomes a maze of frontage roads (the walking trail could soon become one), pork-chop islands and back roads.”

“Caribou Coffee resisted a similar median on South Estes Drive, and the town instead chose to require a “pork-chop” island in the driveway of Walgreens, making lefthand turns extremely difficult.”

“The pork-chop island causes the right-turning vehicles to be in their own roadway, and so are not governed by the traffic signal.”

“City Manager Randy Knight said Winter Park was debating whether signs restricting left turns between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. would be enough or if a so-called “pork-chop” island — a triangular traffic device that helps drivers make right turns — would be enough.”

“They [election signs] must be three metres from curbs, can’t be placed on centre medians, and can’t be placed on pork-chop islands.”

“A single driveway access will be allowed on Idaho Road, no “pork-chop” island will be needed due to the extended raised median.”

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