hard shoulder
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Dynamic hard shoulder roads permit traffic on the hard shoulder at peak times, while all-lane-running schemes get rid of the hard shoulder altogether, replacing it permanently with a live lane.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Similarly, a £118m dynamic hard shoulder section of the M6 near Birmingham was meant to make journeys quicker for road users at peak periods.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Tregonning told officers he used the hard shoulder because "at the that time I believed that was an emergency for me".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Constables Gordon Bremner and Andrew Blair, meanwhile, were in an unmarked Volvo s90 on the motorway when they pulled over another Mercedes on the hard shoulder.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
Benz came tearing in; his interference crumpled; he felt a hard shoulder against his knees, and the next moment hit the ground with a terrible thud which knocked the wind completely out of him.
From Over the Line by Sherman, Harold Morrow
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