escape road

British

noun

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

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Norris took to the escape road at Turn 14 at the end of Las Vegas' famous Strip twice on consecutive laps as he fought to find pace in his McLaren.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

Verstappen had kept fourth position by taking to the escape road after the two had made light contact while Russell tried a passing move.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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

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