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escape road

British  

noun

  1. a road, usually ending in a pile of sand, provided on a hill for a driver to drive into if his brakes fail or on a bend if he loses control of the turn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hamilton took the restart second on the grid and was ahead of Perez into Turn One but locked up his tyres and ran into the escape road, dropping to 15th at the flag.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2021

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton cut a chicane and went down an escape road at Suzuka when that happened while Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has had to take evasive action more than once.

From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2016

Just look at the on-the-edge racing in Bahrain, Rosberg's questionable trip up the escape road in Monaco qualifying, and the collision between the two in Belgium, to pick but three examples.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2015

But the German braked too late, badly locking up both front wheels and taking to the escape road.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2014

On lap 9 Rosberg went down the escape road no brakes locked and no smoke he gave 2.5 seconds to Hamilton.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2014

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