breakdown lane

noun

US

: an area along the side of a highway where vehicles are able to stop for an emergency

Examples of breakdown lane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the chasing cops weave around commuters and a school bus, dash cam video shows Trooper Major pulling up behind the truck and ramming it in the far-right breakdown lane. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

The car had come to a stop in the breakdown lane on its side. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 19 May 2026

Then, on March 6, 2025, a hunter found what appeared to be human remains in a deer trail near the breakdown lane between exits 13 and 14 of Route 3 North in Plymouth, police said. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026

Instead, the moveable barrier will be pushed aside, reopening the shoulder as an emergency access and breakdown lane. — Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025

The law states that drivers approaching vehicles on the shoulder or in a breakdown lane must immediately reduce their speed to a reasonable level. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025

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