suicide lane
n.— «It looks as though our Department of Transportation made a poor decision when it added a turning (or suicide) lane on Alternate 19 between State Road 584 and Alderman Road in Palm Harbor. At any given time you can see it being used as a passing lane for drivers in a hurry.» —“Letters” by Jackie Walker in Palm Harbor St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Sept. 14, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The Oldsmobile car was introduced in 1897, and shortly thereafter people began using the term oatsmobile or hay-burning oatsmobile to mean “horse.” OATS is also an acronym for Older Adult Transportation System. This is part of a complete episode...
Matthew in Cincinnati, Ohio, says his grandfather used to refer to his car as the machine. Around the turn of the 20th century, it wasn’t uncommon to apply the term machine to automobiles. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “When Your...