Camber Angle - Road Camber

Road Camber

In roads, an adverse camber refers to any road that tilts on the same side that a vehicle leans to on a road. Severe adverse camber is dangerous to vehicles, and warning signs are frequently erected to advise motorists. Motorcycles are particularly vulnerable to adverse camber.

The term camber or cant refers to the way in which a road slopes from its centre. Usually on a right hand bend the road would slope downwards from left to right; this is known as a crossfall camber or cross slope — the opposite to an adverse camber.

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