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Nachgeordnetes Netz

English translation: secondary roads

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German term or phrase:Nachgeordnetes Netz
English translation:secondary roads
Entered by: Martin Purdy

23:30 Jun 22, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Other / Roading infrastructure
German term or phrase: Nachgeordnetes Netz
The text describes a system for surveying the state of road surfaces. Existing methods require the use of a full-width bar attached to a vehicle that potentially impedes traffic and is also awkward to use in built-up areas:

Damit behindert das Fahrzeug den fließenden Verkehr (Überbreite) und macht eine Erfassung in Kommunen und im *nachgeordneten Netz* nahezu unmöglich.

The question is what to do with "nachgeordneten Netz" here. Can it be subsumed along with "Kommunen" into a generic reference to "built-up areas", or am I missing a nuance or something more significant still? Towns and surrounding roading systems, perhaps?

Any thoughts appreciated, as always.

Martin
NZ
Martin Purdy
Local time: 02:15
secondary roads
Explanation:
It appears to mean anything other than an Autobahn or Bundesfernstrasse. I agree with your suggestion of "built-up areas" for "Kommunen".
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
That'll do nicely :-) Thanks for the prompt response and follow-up comments.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3secondary roads
philgoddard
3subordinate road network
Kim Metzger
3minor roads
Steve Kerry


Discussion entries: 3





  

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
subordinate road network


Explanation:
subordinate road network
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management...

Count stations collect traffic data in the subordinate road network and thus provide information about the current traffic situation. This information is used e.g. for network wide rerouting and statistical means.

Interurban Traffic Solutions1.23 MB - Swarco
www.swarco.com/sts-en/content/download/.../Interurban_2012_...‎


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 45

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Both of your references are translations, and I don't think we'd say this. Most of the hits for "subordinate roads" come from the 19th century.
2 hrs
  -> Yes, you're right about that.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
secondary roads


Explanation:
It appears to mean anything other than an Autobahn or Bundesfernstrasse. I agree with your suggestion of "built-up areas" for "Kommunen".

Example sentence(s):
  • Die vom Land geäußerte Erwartung, dass nach der Lkw-Maut auch eine Pkw-Maut eingeführt wird, löste beim VRS andererseits Befürchtungen aus, dass Verkehr in erheblichen Mengen von den Autobahnen auf nachgeordnete Straßen verlagert wird.
  • Die ZTV [conditions of contract] gelten für die Bundesfernstraßen und als Empfehlung für nachgeordnete Straßen.

    Reference: http://www.zvw.de/inhalt.verkehrsplan-hilferuf-aus-dem-ballu...
    Reference: http://www.cces.de/59.0.html
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
That'll do nicely :-) Thanks for the prompt response and follow-up comments.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for this - "secondary roads" makes sense, as of course they'd be narrower (and doubtless more winding) than motorways or other major intercity systems and thus less suited to the device being described.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: "Nebenstraßennetz" would have been the more common expression in German.
2 hrs
agree  gangels (X)
12 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly
14 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
minor roads


Explanation:
i.e. narrow back-roads where the full track width of such a vehicle would make it both inconvenient and dangerous.

Steve Kerry
Local time: 15:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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