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suicide lane

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...

East Los

East Los  n.— «Same thing was done in the 1970’s, early ’80’s on Whittier Blvd. in East Los, and is currently being done in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd.» —“Re: Crenshaw shut down on Sunday nights?” by Raul...

glass pipeline

glass pipeline  n.— «Becoming more open with schedules and plans with the carrier community is another way to deliver a more cost-effective transportation network, says Gustafson. “We call that the glass pipeline. The more we can see of...

pickle park

pickle park  n.— «Back in his cab, Rattu pulls out his logbook. He now has to record his hours of work, coffee breaks and stops at pickle parks (rest areas).» —“Goin’ Down The Road” by Lindalee Tracey Globe and...

kiss and ride

kiss and ride  n.— «It has created “park and ride” terminals, where passengers may leave their cars in the morning. It has promoted “kiss and ride” points, where wives are urged to deposit their husbands for the...

kiss and ride

kiss and ride  n.— «I believe we are going to have co-ordination between automobiles and rapid transit.…It will be park and ride or kiss and ride—where the wife takes the husband to the rapid transit line and kisses him good-by...