Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Nachgeordnetes Netz
English translation:
secondary roads
Added to glossary by
Martin Purdy
Jun 22, 2013 23:30
10 yrs ago
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Nachgeordnetes Netz
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Roading infrastructure
The text describes a system for surveying the state of road surfaces. Existing methods require the use of a full-width bar attached to a vehicle that potentially impedes traffic and is also awkward to use in built-up areas:
Damit behindert das Fahrzeug den fließenden Verkehr (Überbreite) und macht eine Erfassung in Kommunen und im *nachgeordneten Netz* nahezu unmöglich.
The question is what to do with "nachgeordneten Netz" here. Can it be subsumed along with "Kommunen" into a generic reference to "built-up areas", or am I missing a nuance or something more significant still? Towns and surrounding roading systems, perhaps?
Any thoughts appreciated, as always.
Martin
NZ
Damit behindert das Fahrzeug den fließenden Verkehr (Überbreite) und macht eine Erfassung in Kommunen und im *nachgeordneten Netz* nahezu unmöglich.
The question is what to do with "nachgeordneten Netz" here. Can it be subsumed along with "Kommunen" into a generic reference to "built-up areas", or am I missing a nuance or something more significant still? Towns and surrounding roading systems, perhaps?
Any thoughts appreciated, as always.
Martin
NZ
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | secondary roads |
philgoddard
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| 3 | subordinate road network |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 | minor roads |
Steve Kerry
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Proposed translations
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philgoddard
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secondary roads
It appears to mean anything other than an Autobahn or Bundesfernstrasse. I agree with your suggestion of "built-up areas" for "Kommunen".
Example sentence:
Die vom Land geäußerte Erwartung, dass nach der Lkw-Maut auch eine Pkw-Maut eingeführt wird, löste beim VRS andererseits Befürchtungen aus, dass Verkehr in erheblichen Mengen von den Autobahnen auf nachgeordnete Straßen verlagert wird.
Die ZTV [conditions of contract] gelten für die Bundesfernstraßen und als Empfehlung für nachgeordnete Straßen.
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thanks for this - "secondary roads" makes sense, as of course they'd be narrower (and doubtless more winding) than motorways or other major intercity systems and thus less suited to the device being described. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: "Nebenstraßennetz" would have been the more common expression in German.
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| agree |
gangels (X)
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| agree |
Edith Kelly
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "That'll do nicely :-) Thanks for the prompt response and follow-up comments."
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Kim Metzger
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subordinate road network
subordinate road network
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management...
Count stations collect traffic data in the subordinate road network and thus provide information about the current traffic situation. This information is used e.g. for network wide rerouting and statistical means.
Interurban Traffic Solutions1.23 MB - Swarco
www.swarco.com/sts-en/content/download/.../Interurban_2012_...
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management...
Count stations collect traffic data in the subordinate road network and thus provide information about the current traffic situation. This information is used e.g. for network wide rerouting and statistical means.
Interurban Traffic Solutions1.23 MB - Swarco
www.swarco.com/sts-en/content/download/.../Interurban_2012_...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: Both of your references are translations, and I don't think we'd say this. Most of the hits for "subordinate roads" come from the 19th century.
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Yes, you're right about that.
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minor roads
i.e. narrow back-roads where the full track width of such a vehicle would make it both inconvenient and dangerous.
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