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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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Both Norris and Piastri clipped barriers at various points in the session without damaging their cars, and Norris had a trip into the escape road at Sainte Devote.

From BBC May 23, 2025

Fernando Alonso is off down an escape road after running wide as he locked up going into the pits.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2024

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

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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