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escape road

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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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Pierre Gasly first sped up the escape road, before his team-mate Franco Colapinto misjudged his entry into the same corner, despite waved yellow flags, and crashed on the exit.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2025

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

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

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

From BBC Oct. 12, 2014

The pressure of Hamilton's pace provoked Rosberg's first mistake - going too deep into the first chicane and taking to the escape road on lap nine.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2014

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