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==Definitions==
*1: a [[Path|route]] more direct than the one ordinarily taken
*2: a [[method]] or means of doing something more directly and quickly than and often not so thoroughly as by ordinary procedure <a shortcut to success>
==Description==
Shortcut or ''rat running'' or ''cut-through driving'' is the practice by motorists of using secondary roads, [[cemetery]] roads, or residential side streets instead of the intended main roads in [[urban]] or suburban areas. It is a tactic used to avoid heavy [[traffic]], long delays at traffic signals or other obstacles, even where there are traffic calming measures to discourage its use or laws against taking certain routes. Rat runs are frequently taken by motorists familiar with the local geography. They will often take such shortcuts to avoid [[busy]] main roads and intersections.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_running]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1637]
==Definitions==
*1: a [[Path|route]] more direct than the one ordinarily taken
*2: a [[method]] or means of doing something more directly and quickly than and often not so thoroughly as by ordinary procedure <a shortcut to success>
==Description==
Shortcut or ''rat running'' or ''cut-through driving'' is the practice by motorists of using secondary roads, [[cemetery]] roads, or residential side streets instead of the intended main roads in [[urban]] or suburban areas. It is a tactic used to avoid heavy [[traffic]], long delays at traffic signals or other obstacles, even where there are traffic calming measures to discourage its use or laws against taking certain routes. Rat runs are frequently taken by motorists familiar with the local geography. They will often take such shortcuts to avoid [[busy]] main roads and intersections.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_running]
[[Category: General Reference]]