Chicanes

Circuit De La Sarthe - Track Modifications
... For the 1968 race, the Ford chicane was added before the pits to slow down the cars ... "Maison Blanche" and a short straight with a slight kink and 2 chicanes before the pits named the Ford chicanes were all added ... In 1987, a chicane was added to the very fast Dunlop curve where cars would go under the Dunlop bridge at 180 mph (290 km/h), now they would be slowed to 110 mph (180 km/h) ...

Chicane - Traffic Calming
... Chicanes are a type of "horizontal deflection" used in traffic calming schemes to reduce the speed of traffic ... are several variations of traffic calming chicanes, but they generally fall into one of two broad categories Single-lane working chicanes, which consist of ... Limited accident data for chicane schemes indicate a reduction in injury accidents (54%) and accident severity ...

2009 Formula Renault Seasons - Other Formulas Powered By Renault Championships - 2009 Fórmula Metropolitana Season
... Mouras (February 22), long track without chicanes 2 ... Autódromo Roberto Mouras (March 15), long track with chicanes 3 ... Autódromo Roberto Mouras (April 5), long track without chicanes 4 ...

Types of Single-track Roads - Chicanes
... Chicanes are often placed on residential streets as a more aesthetic means to slow-down cars ...

Autodromo Nazionale Monza - History - Circuit Changes and Modernisation
... at Monza, but as the speed of the machines were increasing, two chicanes- the Curva Grande at the end of the start/finish straight, and the Ascari, were added in 1972 to reduce racing speeds ... as in 1967, 1969, and 1971 the last year the Italian Grand Prix was run at Monza without chicanes ... The 1972 chicanes were soon seen to be ineffective at slowing cars the Vialone was remade in 1974, the other, Curva Grande in 1976, and a third also added in 1976 before the Lesmo, with ...