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Ramp meters have been withdrawn after initial introduction in several cities, including Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, Texas.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

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 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.

Some of the stunts were ' The Human Slushy ', ' The Pyramid of Fire ', ' Human Coleslaw ', ' Sleigh of Fire ', ' The Skater Ramp of Doom ', a full body wax, and giving Jono a tattoo on his bum but not telling him that it was a love heart with Nick & Rog's names.

The resulting fireball and flaming wreckage killed 24 United States Army paratroopers who were waiting nearby to load the transports and injured almost 100 more paratroopers in what is known as the Green Ramp disaster.

The initial three obstacles were a Teeter-Totter, a Beanz Bridge, and a Rebel Ramp.

Notably the Epcot Bean bowl and King Dong Ramp were constructed.

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.

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

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

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.

In addition to syndicated shows from the National Public Radio, American Public Media and Public Radio International networks, KPCC also produces several original programs, including The Madeleine Brand Show, Air Talk, Patt Morrison and Off Ramp.

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

Ramp launching from cliffs was also attempted successfully.

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.

Ramp tolls also exist in Merrimack ( at Exits 10, 11, and 12 ) and Hooksett ( the on / off-ramps to I-93 Exit 11 / N. H.

The Denbigh Park Boat Ramp ( also known simply as Denbigh Park ) is a park located in the Denbigh area of Newport News, Virginia, USA.

Similarly, " disruptive aggro " ( equivalent to Aggro-Control in the classic archetypes above ) can also stop the single threat Combo and Ramp offer while focusing on winning faster.

RUCO printing inks ( A. M. Ramp & Co GmbH ) also has a facility here.

Late in 1973 a second Alert Parking Ramp (" Christmas Tree ") was added across the runway from the original facility, the 416th Bombardment Wing from Griffiss AFB, NY maintained two B-52G ’ s with AGM-28B Hound Dog Missiles and two KC-135A aircraft along with two KC-135 Aircraft from the 380th Bombardment Wing at Plattsburgh AFB, NY.

The Ramp Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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

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

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 Tangenziale di Venezia ( A57 ) as temporary solution for the increased traffic before the definitive solution ( building of the Passante di Mestre ).

Ramp metering is being installed in Japan in the next few years to keep the flow of traffic moving in Japan.

** Ramp signalling, ' drip-feeding ' merging traffic via traffic signals onto a congested motorway-type roadway

Upon emerging from the tunnel, Ramp D west feeds traffic southbound on the Connector from Route 87 south, and Ramp D east feeds traffic northbound on the Connector from US 30 east.

The Connector continues northbound with Ramp F, which leads back to Ramp E westbound, acting as a U-turn to the Connector southbound for traffic that entered from Ramp D east.

Marsh is well known in the city for his longtime patronage of artistic endeavors including the " Cadillac Ranch ", Floating Mesa, " Amarillo Ramp " a work of well known land artist Robert Smithson, and a series of fake traffic signs throughout the city known collectively as the " Dynamite Museum ".

* Ramp from I-5 southbound: Just as the southbound lanes enter the lower level of the approach to the Marquam Bridge, a left exit ( which would have been 300A ) is blocked off, complete with an empty sign bridge.

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

To climb from the coast to the tablelands the Hume Highway uses the Bargo Ramp, a geological feature which provides one of the few easy crossings of the escarpment.

Ramp Jumps allow players to gain extra height from jumping as they reach the top of an inclined object, which while present in the original Quake and Quake 2 was not included in Quake III Arena.

These have included Operation Gold, the provision of ADF support to the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 ; Operation Deluge, the provision of security to the 2007 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum meetings in Sydney ; and Operation Ramp, the evacuation of Australian and foreign nationals from Lebanon in 2006 during the conflict between Israeli forces and Hezbollah.

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.

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.