SPUI

SPUI
 n.— «SPUI uses only 2 traffic signals where 4 were previously needed. North and southbound vehicles enter simultaneously. Vehicles also exit to cross street together.» —“Life in the Slow Lane” by Karl Cates Deseret News (Utah) Nov. 30, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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