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1486:Bicycle lane
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1236:environment
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798:Other terms
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758:Main street
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1698:Guard rail
1574:Road verge
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1383:Snowsquall
1348:Speed bump
1328:Road train
1149:Glassphalt
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852:Toll road
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1234:Road and
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1119:Corduroy
1107:Concrete
1097:Chipseal
1076:Surfaces
928:Raindrop
743:Driveway
738:Dead end
718:Backroad
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578:Pakistan
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1313:Pothole
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558:India
528:China
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