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escape road
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
Example Sentences
Verstappen had kept fourth position by taking to the escape road after the two had made light contact while Russell tried a passing move.
Russell then dived down the inside of Verstappen at Turn One, and the two made contact, the Red Bull taking to escape road and retaining the position.
He started it by taking to the escape road at Mirabeau on his very first lap, and soon afterwards hit the rear of Lance Stroll's Aston Martin at the Loews hairpin, after the Canadian veered into the Ferrari's path while on a slow lap.
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.
Fernando Alonso is off down an escape road after running wide as he locked up going into the pits.
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