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 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Ramp meters have been withdrawn after initial introduction in several cities, including Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, Texas.

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 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.

Ramp meters can also contribute to decreasing ' rat running '.

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.

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 ).

Ramp meters were also added to traffic entering the Toronto-bound lanes from Ford Drive to Cawthra Road in 1975.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ramp Agent: The people working on the ramp that are typically seen loading bags are referred to as " Ramp Agents ".

Ramp metering systems have proved to be successful in decreasing traffic congestion and improving driver safety.

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 Metering on the A19 in Middlesbrough.

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.

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

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

When police later attempted entry, Philadelphia police officer James J. Ramp was killed by a shot to the back of the head.

A research project, EURAMP-European Ramp Metering Project, funded by the European Union was completed in March 2007.

" Ramp metering was then introduced widely in England-Phase 1 involved the implementation of approximately 30 sites and was completed by 2008.

Along with surfing, Belmar also has an active skate community and skatepark constructed by American Ramp Company.

According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation ( NJDOT ), Route 446X is long, measured from the Atlantic City Expressway interchange to the at-grade intersection with U. S. Route 30 via Ramp E. The remainder of the Connector past Ramp E toward Route 87 is not included by NJDOT as part of the route nor calculated in its total mileage.

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.

The northbound Connector then branches off with Ramp H towards Renaissance Pointe, Borgata, and The Water Club, followed by Ramp G towards Farley Marina and Golden Nugget ( formerly Trump Marina ) via Huron Avenue.

Along with surfing, Belmar also has an active skate community and skatepark constructed by American Ramp Company.

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.

* Ramp, a 1991 album by Giant Sand

* Ramp ( fashion ), or runway or catwalk, used by models in a fashion show

The comedian Ruby Wax has also attacked the charity, by opposing the building of a Disability Ramp which would allow disabled access to the gallery.

Songs by the band include " S & M ", " Destroy The Fad " & " Russell's Ramp ".

Mount Sanford was first climbed on July 21, 1938 by noted mountaineers Terris Moore and Bradford Washburn, via the still standard North Ramp route up the Sheep Glacier.

The uniform and widely spread LHIIIA: 1 pottery was originally defined by the material from the Ramp house at Mycenae, the palace at Thebes ( now dated to LHIIIA: 2 or LHIIIB by most researchers ) and Triada at Rhodes.

Ramp suggests that the poet's lack of recognition outside of Greece can be attributed to the fact that Anagnostakis ' poetry is politically " committed ", but agrees that the poetry is not influenced by surrealism.