With most airlines, the formal job title is " Fleet Service Agent or Clerk ", though the position is commonly known as a " Ramp Agent ", due to the job's location on the airport ramp ( tarmac ), amongst airline employees.

Ramp meters are claimed to reduce congestion ( increase speed and volume ) on freeways by reducing demand and by breaking up platoons of cars.

Ramp meters are installed to restrict the total flow entering the freeway, temporarily storing it on the ramps, a process called " access rate reduction.

Ramp meter signals are set according to the current traffic conditions on the road.

Ramp metering was first implemented in 1963 on the Eisenhower Expressway ( Interstate 290 ) in Chicago by Adolf D. May, now a UC Berkeley professor.

Ramp meters were installed along Interstate 435 in Overland Park, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri in 2009, and are scheduled to go into effect on November 24, 2009.

Ramp queues are usually quite short, lasting only 5 – 6 seconds on average before the driver may continue to the freeway.

Ramp Metering on the A19 in Middlesbrough.

Phase 2 followed and as of March 2011 there are 88 Ramp Metering sites on the 4, 500 miles of strategic highways operated and maintained by the HA.

Ramp metering is being introduced more widely in the Netherlands after a pilot study by the AVV Transport Research Centre which concluded that ramp metering can provide a small benefit for the traffic flow on the highway, leading to a higher capacity.

Ramp metering has been implemented on Autobahns in several areas in Germany, including the Rhine-Ruhr area, Munich, and Hamburg.

Ramp metering has been implemented on Tangenziale di Venezia ( A57 ) as temporary solution for the increased traffic before the definitive solution ( building of the Passante di Mestre ).

Ramp metering is also used on freeways in Melbourne, including the Eastern Freeway and the Monash Freeway.

Brisbane's Pacific Motorway also uses Ramp metering on some on ramps.

Ramp signalling on North Western to Northern connection in Auckland.

Ramp metering is being installed Auckland-wide after a successful trial on Mahunga Drive, before the Mangere Bridge.

Ramp meters were, for a while, installed on the Samrand South bound, Old Johannesburg South bound and on New Road North and South bound interchanges on the N1 Ben Schoeman highway.

The Ramp Creek Bridge which is located south of town at the North Entrance of the state park, and the Bean Blossom Bridge which is 10 minutes north on Covered Bridge Road.

Image: Fritch Fortress Boat Ramp. jpg | Fritch Fortress boat ramp on Lake Meredith

Ramp meters, signals on entrance ramps that control the rate at which vehicles are allowed to enter the mainline facility, provide this function ( at the expense of increased delay for those waiting at the ramps ).

The band ( with the exception of Vedder ) performed in Seattle at the Off Ramp Café on November 13, 1990.

The remaining islands are Bee Holme ( the insular status of which depends on the water level ), Blake Holme, Crow Holme, Birk or Birch Holme ( called Fir Holme on Ordnance Survey maps ), Grass Holme, Lilies of the Valley ( East, and West ), Ling Holme ( a rocky hump with a few trees and a growth of ling ), Hawes Holme, Hen Holme ( also rocky and sometimes known as Chair and Table Island from some old flags or slabs of stone that were formerly found there ), Maiden Holme ( the smallest island, with just one tree ), Ramp Holme ( variously called Roger Holme and Berkshire Island at different times in its history ), Rough Holme, Snake Holme, Thompson Holme ( 2nd largest ), Silver Holme.

Storage, mixing, loading, and washing areas and a parking ramp were located just off the base's inside taxiway between the Hot Cargo Ramp and the control tower.

The White Top Mountain-Mount Rogers area is home to a number of major regional festivals as well, with music a major part of the White Top Mountain Molasses Festival, the White Top Mountain Maple Festival and the White Top Mountain Ramp Festival, the latter focusing on the ramp variety of wild onion that is commonly eaten in the area.

Exits are lettered based on their ramp letter designation, which range from Ramps A – I, skipping Ramp C. Ramp D east and west are two entrance-only ramps, and Ramp I is north of the Connector's terminus on Route 87.

The southbound direction of the Connector begins at the Route 87 crossing, which is followed by Ramp E, a two-way ramp towards US 30 with an intersection at Route 187.

A Dublin Bus double-decker ' Kneeling Bus with Ramp ', with ramp extended.

Besides street skating Mike also began vert skating and often skated at Tom Groholski's ramp and The Barn Ramp, both located in New Jersey.

Sponsored by the National Ramp Association, the " Ramp Fest " ( as it is locally known ) brings thousands of ramp aficionados from considerable distances to sample foods featuring the plant.

* The town of Cosby, Tennessee, bordering Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has held the largest and one of the oldest ramp festivals in the United States, the " Cosby Ramp Festival ," on the first weekend in May since 1954.

* 3rd in 1990 NSA All Pro Mini Ramp Jam Hawaiian Style: mini ramp

File: Waterfall railway station ramp. jpg | Ramp

File: Mercedes Benz O530 Citaro Wheelchair Ramp Deployed. jpg | SMRT Buses ' Citaro demonstrator with ramp deployed.

RG-12 Mk. 2 ( MARS )-Adjustable Ramp System Mobile-Mobile ramp system with extensions for rescue operations and rapid air transportation-specifically designed for North America.

File: Minnamurra railway station ramp to platform. jpg | Ramp to platform

File: Macquarie fields railway station ramp entrance. jpg | Ramp entrance

File: Woonona railway station ramp to platform 2. jpg | Ramp to Platform 2

) " Ramp " and " Combo " are conceptually similar as noted above ; while the combo deck might seek to set up a combination of 2 or 3 cards for a powerful, game-changing effect, the ramp deck instead focuses on building mana as fast as possible and then casting game-changing yet expensive spells, or taking advantage of certain interactions that require the ability to supply a large manabase.

* John Sims Boat Ramp: The main boat ramp of Cedar Creek Lake located where the old Boone Rd becomes submerged.

Ramp meters are commonplace in the New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Columbus, and Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan areas, and they are also found in more than two dozen smaller metropolitan areas.

Ramp meters in Mississauga, Ontario are designed in such a way so that if the queue waiting to enter the QEW grows to the point where it may back up onto city streets, the meter is lifted and all traffic entering the highway is able to move freely without waiting for the meter.

Signals in Auckland have found a 30 km / h average speed increase while Ramp Signals are running, and are allowing 600-650 more vehicles through motorway sections.

Ramp services are provided to Horizon Air, Delta Air Lines, Compass Airlines, United Express ( Skywest ), Delta Connection ( Skywest ), American Airlines, and United Airlines.

Ramp services are provided to Air North, British Airways, KLM, Sunwing Airlines, the RAF, as well as many ad hoc carriers.

She also posed for Ramp magazine after BB3, which she talked about on BB4 during the " where are they now?

Ramp stubs for the planned Windlass Freeway are present at the proposed west end at I-95 and Moravia Road, and at the present east end at the Southeast Freeway.

Offensive terms for Rampie / Ramper are " Ramp Rat ," " Bag Smasher ", " Bag Jockey ", " Luggage Monkey ", and " Thrower.