Vocab 4.4

1.Arterial- Being a main road or channel with many branches

2.Bench Mark- A standard by which something can be measured or judged

3.Collectors- One that collects

4.Curb Cut- A small ramp built into the curb of a sidewalk to ease passage to the street, especially for bicyclists, pedestrians with baby carriages, and physically disabled people

5.Cut and Fill- process of constructing a railway, road, or canal whereby the amount of earth cut from cuttings roughly matches the amount of fill needed to make nearby embankments, so minimizing the amount of construction labor

6.Degree of Curve (D)- A measure of the curvature of a railway or highwayDriveway- a private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road

7.Egress- The act of coming or going out

8.Freeway- a major road that can be used without paying a toll

9.Ingress- Entrance onto the roadway

10.Sight Distance - The distance from which an object at eye level remains visible to an observer.

11.Station- a place along a route or line at which a bus, train, etc., stops for fuel or to pick up or let off passengers or goods

12.Tangent Line- A line sharing a common point with a curve or surface and being the closest linear approximation of the curve or surface at that point.

13.Transit Line- a line providing public transit

14.Turning Points- a point at which there is a change in direction or motion

15. Feeder- a road, service, etc., that links secondary areas to the main traffic network