0 a place where the kerb (= edge of a raised path next to the road) is made to slope down to the level of the road, so it is easier for people with vehicles such as wheelchairs or pushchairs to get on or off the path:
The curb cut is a related structural innovation.
A driveway may also refer to a small apron of pavement in front of a garage with a curb cut in the sidewalk, sometimes too short to accommodate a car.
Curb cuts or sidewalk ramps, essential for people in wheelchairs but also used by all, are a common example.
Some mobility scooter have low ground clearance which can make it difficult to navigate certain obstacles, such as travelling in cities without proper curb cuts.
Numerous curb cuts are provided at street level for wheelchairs and such.
The crossing buttons are not adjacent to the curb cuts.
Detectable warnings for pedestrian curb cuts were suspended for study in 1994, and became officially required in 2001.
This allows the sidewalks to be unbroken by curb cuts.
