WSC Chapter 11

3. Braess’s Paradox is when adding a new road actually makes traffic worse because everyone tries to use it.
4. Small, less-traveled back roads that represent mystery, freedom, reflection, and escape from ordinary life.
6. Inductive charging is a technology that allows electric vehicles to charge wirelessly while driving over special road surfaces.
7. Materials that produce electricity when pressure is applied, such as from cars passing over a road.
8. A hybrid between a street and a road that fails at both by creating unsafe and inefficient spaces.
9. BCompleted the first long-distance automobile journey in 1888 to prove that her husband’s invention was practical.
14. Connected vast regions of the Roman Empire and helped spread trade, culture, ideas, and religions.
16. Opened in 1925 in California and is considered the first motel in the world.

1. A road made by placing logs side by side over soft or muddy ground to allow travel.
2. Informal trails created when people choose their own routes instead of following planned sidewalks.
5. Markers placed along roads that show the distance to a destination.
7. A hard road surface made from materials like concrete or stone that supports vehicles and pedestrians.
10. A road material made from bitumen and aggregates that is commonly used for smooth and flexible roads.
11. A type of road made from layers of compacted crushed stones that create a smooth and durable surface.
12. A sunken path worn down over time by repeated use, often found in the countryside.
13. The __________ Problem is a math problem about finding the shortest route that visits multiple places once and returns to the start.
15. A famous U.S. highway that became a symbol of freedom, travel, opportunity, and road trip culture.