Unit 7 Words to Know

Interchange used when a road that has little traffic crosses a busy expressway (a)  

• Diamond interchange
• Acceleration lane
• Cloverleaf interchange
• Expressway
• Interchange
• Merge area
• Rural roadway
• Trumpet interchange
• Urban roadway
• Weave lane

Lane which allows the driver time to search traffic for flow and traffic gaps before entering (a)  

• Entrance ramp
• Weave lane
• Urban roadway
• Trumpet interchange
• Rural roadway
• Merge area
• Interchange
• Diamond interchange
• Deceleration lane
• Cloverleaf interchange

High-speed roadways that typically carry a high volume of traffic (a)  

• Expressway
• Acceleration lane
• Cloverleaf interchange
• Deceleration lane
• Diamond interchange
• Entrance ramp
• Interchange
• Merge area
• Rural roadway
• Trumpet interchange

Interchange enables drivers to proceed in either direction on either highway (a)  

• Cloverleaf interchange
• Weave lane
• Trumpet interchange
• Rural roadway
• Merge area
• Interchange
• Expressway
• Entrance ramp
• Diamond interchange
• Deceleration lane

Lane near the entrance or exit of an expressway used by vehicles to enter or exit (a)  

• Weave lane
• Acceleration lane
• Cloverleaf interchange
• Deceleration lane
• Diamond interchange
• Entrance ramp
• Expressway
• Interchange
• Merge area
• Rural roadway

Locations where a driver can enter and exit the expressway (a)  

• Interchange
• Weave lane
• Urban roadway
• Trumpet interchange
• Rural roadway
• Merge area
• Expressway
• Entrance ramp
• Diamond interchange
• Deceleration lane

The area used to move onto the expressway and is usually marked with a broken white line (a)  

• Merge area
• Acceleration lane
• Cloverleaf interchange
• Deceleration lane
• Diamond interchange
• Entrance ramp
• Expressway
• Interchange
• Rural roadway
• Trumpet interchange

Interchange used where a side road forms a T intersection with an expressway (a)  

• Trumpet interchange
• Acceleration lane
• Cloverleaf interchange
• Deceleration lane
• Diamond interchange
• Entrance ramp
• Expressway
• Interchange
• Merge area
• Rural roadway

Roadways that carry a low volume of traffic and can be of varying speeds (25-55 mph) (a)  

• Rural roadway
• Weave lane
• Urban roadway
• Trumpet interchange
• Merge area
• Interchange
• Expressway
• Entrance ramp
• Diamond interchange
• Deceleration lane

Area where speed should be reduced to exit safely (a)  

• Deceleration lane
• Acceleration lane
• Cloverleaf interchange
• Diamond interchange
• Entrance ramp
• Expressway
• Interchange
• Merge area
• Rural roadway
• Trumpet interchange