Definition of rumble strip
: a strip of corrugated pavement (as along the edge of a highway) that causes rumbling and vibration when driven over
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In Japan, rumble strips near Mount Fuji can be brought to life.
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Higgins said his girlfriend was steering into the slide, which took them off the left side of the road onto the rumble strips in the shoulder.
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Safety advocates say states also need to conduct public education campaigns, install rumble strips on highways, and include information about drowsy driving in driver’s manuals and driver’s education classes.
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First Known Use of rumble strip
1957
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Definition of rumble strip for English Language Learners
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: a set of grooves along the edge of a highway or across a road that cause noise and shaking when they are driven over and that are used to warn drivers that they need to slow down or are too close to the edge of the road
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