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 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 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.

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.

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 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 ".

Only the short portion from the Spur Ramp to the expressway's end in Highland Park does not carry I-94.

On the highway, we see Candy waiting for Amos: " Off Ramp Exit To Paradise ," but when he eventually turns up, its only to ask her where Swallow is, as he says she's in trouble.

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

; FV 4016 Centurion ARK: ( 1963 ) – Armoured Ramp Carrier.

* Ramp it Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America December 11, 2009 – June 27, 2010 Celebrated the culture of skateboarding, graphic design, film-making, music, and Native entepeneurship.

A major stopover for birds, it can be reached by boat from the Gilbert River Boat Ramp at RM 6 ( RK 10 ).

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.

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

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

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

* Ramp may be used to temporarily lower the pressure if the user does not immediately sleep.

Ramp festivals may encourage harvest in unsustainable quantities.

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