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((Short description|One-lane road that permits two-way travel))
((Other uses|Single track (disambiguation)))
((more citations needed|date=March 2017))

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[[File:Scotland Kinlochewe SingleTrackRoad.jpg|thumb|Single track road with a passing place near [[Kinlochewe]] in [[Scotland]]]]
A '''single-track road''' or '''one-lane road''' is a [[road]] that permits two-way travel but is not wide enough in most places to allow [[vehicle]]s to [[overtaking|pass]] one another (although sometimes two [[compact car]]s can pass). This kind of road is common in [[rural]] areas across the [[United Kingdom]] and elsewhere. To accommodate two-way [[traffic]], many single-track roads, especially those officially designated as such, are provided with '''passing places''' (United Kingdom) or '''pullouts''' or '''turnouts''' (United States), or simply wide spots in the road, which may be scarcely longer than a typical [[car]] using the road. The distance between passing places varies considerably, depending on the [[terrain]] and the volume of traffic on the road. The railway equivalents of passing places are [[passing loop]]s.

==In Scotland==
[[File:Lay by along Loch Ard - geograph.org.uk - 1424186.jpg|thumbnail|A B-class road near [[Kinlochard]] that is single-track]]
The term is widely used in [[Scotland]], particularly the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]], to describe such roads. Passing places are generally marked with a diamond-shaped white sign with the words "passing place" on it. New signs tend to be square rather than diamond-shaped, as diamond signs are also used for instructions to [[tram]] drivers in cities. On some roads, especially in [[Argyll and Bute]], passing places are marked with black-and-white-striped posts. Signs remind drivers of slower vehicles to pull over into a passing place (or opposite it, if it is on the opposite side of the road) to let following vehicles pass, and most drivers oblige. The same system is found very occasionally in rural [[England]] and [[Wales]], as well as [[Sai Kung District]] in the [[New Territories]]. Sometimes two small vehicles can pass one another at a place other than a designated passing place.

Some A-class and B-class roads in the Highlands are still single-track, although many sections have been widened for the sake of faster travel.  In 2009, the [[A830 road|A830]] "Road to the Isles" and [[A851 road|A851]] on the [[Isle of Skye]] have had their single-track sections replaced with higher-quality single-carriageway road.<ref>((cite web|title=Road to Isles|url=http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/report/j303552-06.htm|website=Transport Scotland|access-date=28 July 2014))</ref>

==In mountains==
[[File:Ridge Route Swede's Cut.jpg|thumb|One-lane road in [[California]], United States]]
In remote [[backcountry]] areas around the world, particularly in mountains, many roads are single-track and unmarked. These include many [[U.S. Forest Service]] and [[logging road]]s in the [[United States]]. In [[Peru]], the second of two overland transportation routes between [[Cuzco]] and [[Madre de Dios Region]], a 300&nbsp;km heavy-truck route, is a single-track road of gravel and dirt.

When practical, it is usually considered better for the vehicle going downhill to yield the right of way by stopping at a wide spot. The reason seems to be that it may be harder for the vehicle going up to get started again. At least in California, it is also the vehicle going downhill that must back up, if it is too late to stop at a wide spot.

== Types ==

=== Chicanes ===
[[Chicane]]s are often placed on [[residential]] streets as a more aesthetic means to [[traffic calming|slow down cars]].

=== One-lane passages ===
Sometimes, for budget reasons, and where traffic is fairly low, [[bridge]]s exist as single-track corridors.  [[Tunnel]]s in remote areas can also be one lane when the tunnel is short and traffic is low, when building a hill or blasting away the mountain is too cost-prohibitive.

=== One-way single-track roads ===
Single-track roads also exist as one-way stretches.  [[Slip road|Exit and entrance ramp]]s for [[freeway]]s and [[motorway]]s are among common examples of one-way single-track roads.

=== Private single-track roads ===
The most common example of private single-track roads are long [[driveway]]s of rural properties such as [[country house]]s and [[farm]] property.

=== Ice roads ===
The mountain passes on the [[Dalton Highway]] in [[Alaska]] have a rule where goods-carrying northbound [[truck]] traffic has the right of way, while returning southbound traffic has to stop, as mentioned on ''[[Ice Road Truckers]]''.  The reason behind this procedure is that traffic going north is in somewhat of a hurry to deliver equipment to [[Deadhorse]], [[Prudhoe Bay]], and the drill site over the frozen [[Arctic Ocean]].

=== Temporary one-lane restrictions ===
When reconstruction is being done on two-lane highways where traffic is moderately heavy, a worker will often stand at each end of the [[Roadworks|construction zone]], holding a sign with "SLOW" or "GO" written on one side and "STOP" on the reverse. The workers, who communicate through yelling, hand gestures, or radio, will periodically reverse their signs to allow time for traffic to flow in each direction. A modification of this for roadways that have heavier traffic volumes is to maintain one direction on the existing roadway, and detour the other, thus not requiring the use of flaggers. An example of this is the M-89 reconstruction project in Plainwell, Michigan, where westbound traffic is detoured via county roads around town.<ref>http://www.plainwell.org/projects/index.php</ref>((dead link|date=October 2023))

== User etiquette ==
((original research|section|date=April 2022))
If [[Sightline|lines of sight]] are long, and both [[driving|drivers]] are familiar with the road, vehicles heading towards each other can adjust their speed so as to arrive at a wide spot at the same time and pass slowly, avoiding the need for either vehicle to stop.

When two vehicles meet head-on, generally the drivers confer to decide in which direction lies the closest wide spot, and together they travel there, the lead vehicle necessarily in [[gearshift|reverse gear]].

In the Scottish Highlands, most drivers are accustomed to single-track roads. When opposing traffic is encountered, the first driver to reach the nearest passing place pulls over, no matter which side, and [[Headlight flashing|flashes the headlights]] to signal the other car to proceed forward. It is customary for both drivers then to acknowledge each other with a wave as they pass. At night, both drivers acknowledge each other by flashing their off-side direction indicators headlights immediately before or as they pass. It is extremely dangerous to flash headlights at close proximity on narrow unlit country roads at night, as this affects drivers' night vision.

Usually when there is a brief one-lane bottleneck in a two-lane road, which may happen in many areas, traffic will usually yield to oncoming traffic already in the bottleneck.  One-lane single-track roads usually have no conflict.

In the United States, if the situation permits, both vehicles will pull off the road slightly and pass in this manner. Although saving time, this process can cause [[rut (roads)|ruts]] and [[erosion]] along the edge of the road. For this reason, single track roads are generally used in places with very low traffic volumes, though one-lane [[Detour|stop-gap]] measures will have a sign that says "STOP" on one side of the sign and "SLOW" on the other side of the sign, which construction workers flip.

If there are no passing places or wide parts of the road then the start of the road is considered as the passing place.

== See also ==
* [[Country lane]] 
* [[Trail]]
* [[Single-track railway]]
* [[Sunken lane]]
* [[Reversible lane]]

== References ==
((reflist))

== External links ==
((commons category|Single track roads))
*[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/singletrack/index.html Guide to single track roads in Scotland]

((Road junction types))

((DEFAULTSORT:Single-Track Road))
[[Category:Types of roads]]
[[Category:Roads in Scotland]]

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