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Meaning of "bus lane" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUS LANE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUS LANE

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Bus lane is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BUS LANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bus lane

Bus lane

A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. Often restrictions do not apply to certain other vehicles, which may include taxis, high occupancy vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles. Bus lanes are a central part of bus rapid transit.

Definition of bus lane in the English dictionary

The definition of bus lane in the dictionary is one track of a road marked for use by buses only.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUS LANE

bus
bus boy
bus pass
bus shelter
bus station
bus stop
busbar
busbies
busby
busera
busgirl
bush
bush ballad
bush canary
bush carpenter
bush grass
bush house
bush it
bush jacket
bush knife

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUS LANE

air lane
airplane
bike lane
car-pool lane
contraflow lane
country lane
crawler lane
cycle lane
emergency lane
fast lane
filter lane
inside lane
lane
memory lane
one´s lane
outside lane
plane
sea lane
shipping lane
slow lane

Synonyms and antonyms of bus lane in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bus lane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUS LANE

Find out the translation of bus lane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bus lane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bus lane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公交专用道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carril de Autobús
570 millions of speakers

English

bus lane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बस लेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممر الحافلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

автобус переулок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faixa de ônibus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাস গলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voie de bus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lorong bas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Busfahrspur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バス専用レーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

버스 차선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bus lane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làn đường xe buýt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பஸ் லேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बस लेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Otobüs yolu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corsia preferenziale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bus pas
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

автобус провулок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autobuz lane
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λωρίδα λεωφορείων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bus laan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bussfil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kollektivfelt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bus lane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUS LANE»

The term «bus lane» is regularly used and occupies the 55.739 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUS LANE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bus lane

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUS LANE»

Discover the use of bus lane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bus lane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life in the Bus Lane
Tony Bell.
Tony Bell, 2007
2
Operational Analysis of Bus Lanes on Arterials
fic on bus operations can be further magnified by significant pedestrian crossing volumes parallel to the bus lane. Placement of the bus stop at the intersection — whether near-side, far-side, or midblock — also can influence the amount of ...
Kevin St. Jacques, Herbert S. Levinson, 1997
3
The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
Sullivan and Devadoss (1993) (USA): bus lane in rush hour for buses and share- a-ride schemes Sagberg and Sætermo (1997) (Norway): various measures The majority of American studies refer to time-limited bus lanes (rush hour lanes), ...
Alena Hoye, 2009
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Urban Transit Systems and Technology
The other traffic has one lane and, on the rare occasion of vehicle breakdown in it , can use the bus lane for bypassing the blockage. Separation of buses decreases turbulences in traffic flow and therefore often increases speeds of not only ...
Vukan R. Vuchic, 2007
5
Bus and Rail Transit Preferential Treatments in Mixed Traffic
More than 115 different concurrent-flow, curb side bus lane applications and 13 contraflow lane applications in the United States and Canada were identified, with respect to their operating characteristics and signing and pavement markings ...
Alan R. Danaher, 2010
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Preferential Lane Treatments for High-occupancy Vehicles
When demand is expected to exceed capacity, some cities have considered higher occupancy 20. Facility Implementation Width Separation Loading Areas Traffic Control Pavement restriping and relocation of bus stops. 22' Bus Lane.
Charles A. Fuhs, 1993
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Bus Rapid Transit Practitioner's Guide
25 0 5 10 15 20 25 Minutes per Mile M i n u t e s p e r M i l e w i t h C u r b B u s L a n e without Bus Lane with Bus Lane SOURCE: TCRP A-23A research EXHIBIT 4-32 Time Savings with Curb Bus Lane The bottom half of Exhibit 4-30 and ...
‎2007
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International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2007: ...
It is obvious that the bus lane could improve the operating environment of buses. It is must be noticed that the surveyed bus lane have not physical divide, some general vehicles would use bus lane when the general lanes are too congested,  ...
China) International Conference on Transportation Engineering (2nd, Kelvin C. P. Wang, Xia Luo, Yanjun Qiu, Yun Pu, Qiyuan Peng, Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C. P. Wang, 2009
9
Plan, Build, and Manage Transportation Infrastructure in ...
To evaluate the introduction of a bus lane, transit greenable length (GTmax) and junction capacity used (CU) for two alternatives of the same junction are estimated. Suppose the transit greenable length and the junction capacity used for two ...
Rachel Liu, Rongfang Liu, DongYuan Yang, 2008
10
Urban Street Design Guide
nEW york, ny In an offset bus lane design, drivers can park to the right of the bus lane and passengers board at bus bulbs. bEnEFiTS & ConSiDEraTionS Bus lanes reduce delays due to traffic congestion and help raise the visibility of the ...
National Association of City Transportation Officials, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUS LANE»

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Controversial Wolverhampton bus lane camera is moved
Drivers hit out at the camera on Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town, saying they were forced into the bus lane when performing legal U-turns ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
2
Newport Road bus lane: Council U-turn on previous U-turn means …
Motorists caught driving in Middlesbrough's Newport Road bus lane will now be fined first time in a second dramatic U-turn by Middlesbrough ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»
3
Company calls for more extended bus lane hours in Aberdeen
... at the Haudagain at peak times. “Any extension of bus lane times will ensure that we can provide a more reliable service for our passengers. «Aberdeen Evening Express, Jul 15»
4
Bus lane fines hit £115000 after just one week in operation
The crackdown on drivers using Belfast's bus lanes began on June 22, with the introduction of six new bus lane cameras in the city centre and ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
HBL-Civic blasts bus lane proposal
Taylor Reiss Gouge presented the DOT and MTA's plan for a dedicated bus lane along the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor to the ... «Queens Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Manhattan pols pushing for bus-only lane for congested 125th Street …
Adriano Espaillat pushed the bus lane in a letter Thursday to the Department of Transportation commissioner for Manhattan, Margaret Forgione ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
7
Mandela Highway bus lane case starts
THE Constitutional Court yesterday started hearing a lawsuit challenging the continued exclusive use of a section of Mandela Highway by ... «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»
8
A30 Babylon Hill could get a 'bus lane' to help ease public transport …
A TRANSPORT action group wants to see buses given priority on the A30 Babylon Hill to ease delays. The chairman of the Sherborne ... «Western Gazette, Jun 15»
9
Bus lane and stops will harm our village, say Threemilestone residents
The council is looking to introduce a bus lane which would provide a new access route onto the A390 to Truro. It also plans to introduce new ... «West Briton, Jun 15»
10
BHP employees react to Post Oak bus lanes
Are you in favor of a dedicated bus lane on Post Oak Boulevard? Bizspace Spotlight. Property Spotlight: Shadow Creek (Retail) Sponsor Listing ... «Houston Business Journal, Jun 15»

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