Shoulder
Also known as: road shoulder, breakdown lane, hard shoulder
The strip of pavement or gravel alongside the travel lane, separated from traffic by a solid white line on the right edge of the road. Shoulders are intended for emergency stops, disabled vehicles, and bicycles, not for travel or passing, except where signs specifically allow it.
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Practice questions
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Articles
Road signs
- Loose Gravel · Sign
- Low Shoulder · Sign
- Low Shoulder (Work Zone) · Sign
- Mowing Ahead · Sign
- Narrow Bridge · Sign
Pavement markings
- Solid White Right Edge Line · Pavement marking
- Solid Yellow Left Edge Line · Pavement marking
- Wide Solid White Edge Line · Pavement marking
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