En carreteras, el carril es la franja longitudinal en que puede estar dividida la calzada, delimitada o no por marcas viales longitudinales, y con anchura suficiente para la circulación de una fila de automóviles que no sean motocicletas. El conjunto de los carriles de una carretera forman la calzada.

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(This article is about that part of a carriageway used by a single line of traffic. For a narrow road in the countryside, see country lane. For other, see Lane (disambiguation).) In the context of traffic control, a lane is part of a roadway (carriageway) that is designated for use by a single line of vehicles, to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads (highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each direction, separated by lane markings. On multilane roadways and busier two-lane roads, lanes are designated with road surface markings. Major highways often have two multi-lane roadways separated by a median. Some roads and bridges that carry very low volumes of traffic are less than 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, and are only a single lane wide. Vehicles travelling in opposite directions must slow or stop to pass each other. In rural areas, these are often called country lanes. In urban areas, alleys are often only one lane wide. Urban and suburban one lane roads are often designated for one-way traffic.

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