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The '''Mercury Road Network''' is the system of roads in [[Mercury]] and its dependencies. Its roads, as well as sometimes having colloquial names, are named using a system of letters and numbers common to all of Mercury's territories. The letter the road is given depends on the type of road, and each road has a number, originally labelled from the norther border of mainland Mercury downwards, and then the islands' roads, although new roads may have higher numbers if they were built since the system was created.
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==Expressways==
The '''Road network of Mercury''' is the system of roads in [[Mercury]] and its territories. Roads are classified according to capacity and purpose, and the rules governing each classification of road vary between types. Drivers of motor vehicles are required to gain a [[Mercurian driving test|driving licence]] in order to use the road network.
Expressways, or 'E' roads, are the largest roads in [[Mercury]], with three lanes of traffic in each direction. There are only two Expressways in Mercury, the E1, which begins at the northern border of the state of [[May (state)|May]], passing through the state’s [[May (city)|capital]], the continuing south to the city of [[Taylor (city)|Taylor]], then heading, by a curved route around the coast, south-east into the nation's capital, [[Mercury (city)|Mercury]], then heads roughly east to end just outside the city of [[Deacon (city)|Deacon]]. The E2 is a shorter road, starting the centre of the city of [[West Grinstead]], capital of the dependency of [[Nova English Korea]], and heads north, before branching into the D3 and D4. On offical maps Expressways are shown in dark blue. Maximum speed limit on such roads is 130kph, although speed restrictions around roadworks and slip-lanes limit this in areas.


==Dual Carriageways==
==Classification of roads==
Dual Carriageways, or 'D' roads, have two lanes in each direction, separated by a central barrier. There are five of these roads, four on the mainland, and one on the island of [[St John’s (island)|St John's]]. They are shown in red on offical maps. Maximum speed limit is 115kph, although in residential areas this can be as low as 70kph.
Mercury has five classifications of roads, each with differing rules governing their use. A network of "expressways" spans the nation as a whole, being connected to towns and cities via smaller "dual carriageways" and "carriageways". Within towns and cities, the main routes are classified as "byways" while other roads are deemed as "access roads".


==Carriageways==
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Roads with two lanes in each direction, not separated by a central barrier, are carriageways, or 'C' roads, and are shown in yellow on official maps. There are 15 of these roads across [[Mercury]] and dependencies. Maximum speed limit is 90kph, sometimes reduced to 50kph in residential areas.
! Road type
!width=350px| Description
!width=100px| Example sign
!width=100px| Speed limit<br>(maximum)
!width=100px| Speed limit<br>(residential)
! Number of lanes<br>(each direction)
! Pedestrians/cycles allowed
|-
! Expressway
| High speed, high capacity inter-state roads, primarily used to travel between major cities.
| [[File:Mercury expressway sign.png|150px]]<br>''White text on a dark blue background with white border'' || [[File:Mercury NSL sign.png|100px]]<br>''130 km/h'' || [[File:Mercury 85 kph sign.png|100px]]<br>''Grade separated from local roads''
| 3 + ||{{Sports table red}}| No
|-
! Dual carriageways
| High speed inter-city roads, used to travel between the expressway network and minor cities, or between two minor cities.
| [[File:Mercury dual carriageway sign.png|150px]]<br>''White text on a dark red background with white border'' || [[File:Mercury 115 kph sign.png|100px]] || [[File:Mercury 70 kph sign.png|100px]]
| 2 &ndash; 3 ||{{Sports table yellow}}| Only on pavement
|-
! Carriageways
| Medium speed inter-town roads, joining dual carriageways or minor cities to smaller towns.
| [[File:Mercury carriageway sign.png|150px]]<br>''Black text on a yellow background with black border'' || [[File:Mercury 100 kph sign.png|100px]] || [[File:Mercury 50 kph sign.png|100px]]
| 1 &ndash; 2 ||{{Sports table green}}| Yes
|-
! Byways
| Low speed inner-city roads.
| [[File:Mercury Road street sign.png|150px]]<br>''Black capitalised text indicating the street name on a white background with black border''
| [[File:Mercury 50 kph sign.png|100px]]<br>''Not signed''
| [[File:Mercury 50 kph sign.png|100px]]<br>''Not signed''
| 1 ||{{Sports table green}}| Yes
|-
! Access roads
| Very low speed, low capacity inner-city roads.
| [[File:Parliament Street sign.png|150px]]<br>''Black sentence case text indicating the street name on a white background with black border''
| [[File:Mercury 30 kph sign.png|100px]]
| [[File:Mercury 30 kph sign.png|100px]]
| 1 ||{{Sports table green}}| Yes
|}


==Byways==
==Signage==
Byways, or 'B' roads, are more local roads, with only a single lane of traffic in each direction, connecting towns with each other, and the bigger roads. They are shown in blue on official maps, not to be confused with Access Roads, in a paler blue. There were, at last official count, 50 of these roads. Speed limits on such roads vary greatly, although the maximum is 70kph.


==Access Roads==
==Road markings==
Access Roads, sometimes known as 'A' roads, although normally refered to be local names, are the country lanes of [[Mercury]]. Some smaller towns are connected only by such roads. They are coloured in pale blue of offical maps, and due to the ever developing nature of the country, no official estimate has been made as to the number of these roads. Speed limits vary, with a maximum of 50kph.
 
==Regulations governing use==




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Revision as of 17:11, 4 September 2023

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The Road network of Mercury is the system of roads in Mercury and its territories. Roads are classified according to capacity and purpose, and the rules governing each classification of road vary between types. Drivers of motor vehicles are required to gain a driving licence in order to use the road network.

Classification of roads

Mercury has five classifications of roads, each with differing rules governing their use. A network of "expressways" spans the nation as a whole, being connected to towns and cities via smaller "dual carriageways" and "carriageways". Within towns and cities, the main routes are classified as "byways" while other roads are deemed as "access roads".

Road type Description Example sign Speed limit
(maximum) 		Speed limit
(residential) 		Number of lanes
(each direction) 		Pedestrians/cycles allowed
Expressway High speed, high capacity inter-state roads, primarily used to travel between major cities.
White text on a dark blue background with white border
130 km/h
Grade separated from local roads 		3 + No
Dual carriageways High speed inter-city roads, used to travel between the expressway network and minor cities, or between two minor cities.
White text on a dark red background with white border		 2 – 3 Only on pavement
Carriageways Medium speed inter-town roads, joining dual carriageways or minor cities to smaller towns.
Black text on a yellow background with black border		 1 – 2 Yes
Byways Low speed inner-city roads.
Black capitalised text indicating the street name on a white background with black border
Not signed
Not signed 		1 Yes
Access roads Very low speed, low capacity inner-city roads.
Black sentence case text indicating the street name on a white background with black border 		1 Yes

Signage

Road markings

Regulations governing use

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