Bypass merge lanes
OwnerRobert C. Brasherinventor
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Abstract
A system to improve the management of through traffic and vehicles entering and exiting a multilane roadway. The lanes are separated by at least one lane separator which should not be crossed by traffic along a designated portion of the roadway, such as within a predetermined distance from a roadway entrance or exit. The at least one lane separator may be any lane marking, barrier, or the like. The at least one lane separator can be any length and located anywhere with respect to the lanes.
Claims14
A system to manage vehicular traffic on a roadway with multiple lanes of vehicular traffic moving in the same direction and without High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) or express lanes, comprising:
- a plurality of more than two lanes of vehicular traffic moving in the same direction;
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- a system comprising a plurality of lane separators which should not be crossed by vehicular traffic along a designated portion of the roadway within a predetermined distance from an entrance or exit of the roadway;
- wherein the plurality of lane separators have a plurality of predetermined lengths and are located at predetermined positions with respect to the plurality of lanes, respectively, to indicate that vehicular traffic should not cross any lane separator from one lane of the plurality of lanes in which the vehicular traffic is approaching the entrance or exit to an adjacent lane where one of the lane separators is positioned between the one lane and the adjacent lane;
- wherein the plurality lane separators may be any lane marking or barrier to define at least one bypass lane distal to the entrance or exit of the roadway and at least one merge lane proximal to the entrance or exit of the roadway;
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- wherein the plurality of lane separators can be of any predetermined length and located anywhere with respect to the plurality of lanes to manage vehicular traffic within the predetermined distance from the entrance or exit of the roadway.
In a roadway with multiple lanes of vehicular traffic moving in the same direction having at least one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) or express lane and additionally having a plurality of more than two lanes of vehicular traffic moving in the same direction, the improvement comprising:
- a system comprising a plurality of lane separators which should not be crossed by vehicular traffic along a designated portion of the roadway within a predetermined distance from an entrance or exit of the roadway;
- wherein the plurality of lane separators have a plurality of predetermined lengths and are located at predetermined positions with respect to the plurality of lanes, respectively, to indicate that vehicular traffic should not cross any lane separator from one lane of the plurality of lanes in which the vehicular traffic is approaching the entrance or exit to an adjacent lane where one of the lane separators is positioned between the one lane and the adjacent lane;
- wherein the plurality of lane separators may be any lane marking or barrier to define at least one bypass lane distal to the entrance or exit of the roadway and at least one merge lane proximal to the entrance or exit of the roadway;
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- wherein the plurality of lane separators can be of any predetermined length and located anywhere with respect to the plurality of lanes to manage vehicular traffic within the predetermined distance from the entrance or exit of the roadway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.