0 a hard area at the side of a main road where a driver can stop if there is a serious problem -- （尤指高速公路旁的）硬路肩，紧急停车处
In the interests of safety, the road was enlarged on both sides to create a hard shoulder.
He is leaving councillors and citizens on the hard shoulder.
I stopped on the hard shoulder and used the emergency telephone.
At peak times, the hard shoulder already has to be put into use.
Those detection technologies will be used by operators before opening the hard shoulder to ensure that it is safe to do so.
I stress that the hard shoulder will be opened only if it is safe to do so and, even then, only under carefully controlled conditions.
At times the signs will instruct me to use the hard shoulder as a running lane as well.
If the hard shoulder is in use, are heavy goods vehicles restricted to two lanes or three lanes?
