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Ramp meters have been withdrawn after initial introduction in several cities, including Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, Texas.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

Despite its sequential lettering, Ramp H merges from the Connector prior to Ramp G. The Connector is long, from the Atlantic City Expressway interchange to the northbound Connector's merge with Route 87 towards Brigantine, New Jersey.

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.

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.

See New Beltway Outer Loop Ramp to I-395 North Opens Thursday Morning.

Following the railroad, Ramp B west and B south provide access to Bacharach Boulevard and the Atlantic City Convention Center in both directions on the Connector, prior to a long tunnel, which runs parallel to the Penrose Canal.

Atlantic City – Brigantine Connector southbound with Ramp B to the right

This urbanized parish's northern border begins at the Horta Marina, and crosses through commercial buildings to the Ramp do São Francisco and alongside the Santa Casa da Misericórdia ( the Rua da Santa Casa ) before intersecting the property-line of the former Dabney residence The Cedars, following the Rua Luís de Camões, until intersecting at Rua da Ilha do Pico.

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

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

The song was written in 1990, since it was touched for the first time in The Off Ramp Café the 25 of November of 1990 in Seattle.

| guns = 2 × Door mounted GAU-15 / A. 50 BMG ( 12. 7 x 99 mm ) machine guns ( optional ), 1 Ramp mounted M240D 7. 62 x 51 mm machine gun ( optional )

This later became known as the Green Ramp disaster.

Image: Jonker_Ramp_and_his_Sweetheart_WGA. jpg | Jonker Ramp and his Sweetheart, 1623

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

They included the episodes: Shake, Rattle and Goof, Close Encounters of the Weird Mime, Slightly Dinghy, Wrecks, Lies and Videotape, Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp and Tub Be or Not Tub Be.

The ‘‘ Core Values Ramp ’‘ ( formerly known as the ‘’ Bring Me Men Ramp ’’) leads down from the main Terrazzo level toward the parade field.

Calhoun is home to the annual Ramp Festival in April, the West Virginia Wood Festival in June, the Bluegrass Festival in May, another Bluegrass Festival in August, the West Virginia Molasses Festival in September, and Octoberfest Celebration.

* Sand Ramp Trail, a hiking trail within the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve which skirts the east and north of the dune field.

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

Ramp metering has been installed in several countries in Europe, including the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands.