A traffic-control device in the form of a raised dome set into a road surface at junctions and on corners to control speed and positioning.
they asked that the silent cop at the intersection of Hunter and Macquarie Streets be removed
Example sentencesExamples
- He screeched the tyres as he turned around silent cops in the early hours of the morning.
- One-way traffic and controls on turns were also being introduced, and silent cops appeared by 1939.
- The silent cop at the corner of the Coast Highway means it's customary to make long turns.
- Highway authorities think the silent cops are having a good effect.
- The City Council have placed ten silent cops at other intersections.