Traffic sign that says "No Shoulder", what does that mean? What is a shoulder?

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The shoulder is the ground to the side of the road, like where you'd pull over if you had a flat. No shoulder means no space on the side of the road to pull over. Btw, soft shoulder means you'll probably get stuck if you pull over there.

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It is the paved area on the side of the rode to pull off on (like if you have car trouble or want to look at a map.

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It means that there is no place to pull off the road. There is no dirt on the side of the roadway. There may be a cliff on the side, use caution when in an area with no shoulder.

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If you are in the U.K., it means a "verge." If not, it means the extra area that some roads have next to them where cars can pull over (between the part of the road where the cars drive and the grass or whatever beside the road.) If there's no shoulder there is nowhere to pull over and it is more dangerous for bicyclists to ride alongside traffic.

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It's a strip of road that disabled cars can pull of too to get off of the road. you know.....like a flat tire. they pull over onto the "shoulder" and replace the tire so they don't disturb traffic.

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It is the outer edge of the road, usually grated, but, not paved. Used in emergency to pull over off the side of the road.

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help!!?

The road shoulder is the area to the side of the road just out to the right of the right hand lane where you might stop to change a tire.

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How can freeways detect when traffic is congested?

The shoulder is the part of the road off to the side. The sign means you can't drive on the shoulder. Also, you should know that it is illegal to pull over to the shoulder unless you have an emergency; not to look at a map or use a cell phone.

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Picture this....
You feel a tire going flat and you pull over off the road to change it. Now, you realize your car is sliding down...down...down.... into a deep gully or worse, down the side of a mountain.
Well, that road had "No Shoulder" and your whole day has been ruined.

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The shoulder is the area next to the road. It will be paved or gravel. There is usually enough room to park a car there. If there is no shoulder, there is generally a curb, guardrail or drop off. There won't be enough area safely for a car to park there.

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