Meaning of road diet | Babel Free

Definitions

The reduction of the width or number of lanes of a road, typically to make room for other improvements or for safety reasons.

Examples

“Federal transportation officials once heralded road diets for cutting crashes by 19% to 47%, but criteria for an upcoming round of road safety grants say projects aimed at “reducing lane capacity” should be considered “less favorably,” the administration said. […] When University of Iowa researchers surveyed first-responders in Cedar Rapids, their study published last year found no noticeable difference in response time when a road diet was in place.”

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