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The Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System (Traditional Chinese: 香港主要幹線及出口編號系統) is a system adopted by the Transport Department of the Hong Kong Government to organise the major roads in the territory into Routes 1 to 10 for the convenience of drivers. When the system was first implemented in 2004, the government launched a large campaign to promote it to the public. One of the slogans is "Remember the Numbers; Make Driving Easier" (認路記號碼，唔使路路查). The system comprises nine major series of roads in Hong Kong, numbered Routes 1 to 5 and 7 to 10, which can be classified into three categories: the three north-south routes, the five east-west routes and the New Territories Circular Road. The route numbers are represented as black on yellow "road-shields" on overhead roadsigns. The system also implemented exit numbering on the aforementioned routes. The exits of each route are numbered sequentially; some exit numbers are suffixed with a letter of the alphabet. Exit numbers are indicated by white in black rectangular boxes on overhead and roadside signs. ==Features== There are no traffic lights on the expressways. At an interchange with another road, an expressway is connected to it via the slip roads which is connected to the side road. This allows traffic to change routes without having to stop or slow down. Instead, traffic efficiency and land space are maximized by having traffic lights on terrestrial roads, as well as the usage of interchanges such as stack interchanges. The Strategic Route System has roads with traffic lights, however, but they only appear in roads such as Waterloo Road (Route 1) and Kwun Tong Road (Route 7). The road surface is asphalt, unlike normal roads which may have concrete surfaces. The lanes are separated with white dashed lines, while unbroken white lines are used to mark the edges of the median and shoulder. The shoulder is reserved for stops due to breakdowns and emergencies, and motorists are prohibited by law from travelling on it. Lanes are numbered from right to left, with lane 1 being the closest to the median. Crash barriers, cat's eyes and rumble strips are also used to ensure road safety. There are signs marking the start and end of an expressway at its entry and exit points respectively. The speed limits in the Hong Kong highways are 110 km/h for North Lantau Expressway, 100 km/h for the New Territories roads and West Kowloon Highway, 80 km/h for the most expressways and 70 km/h, due to the older ones such as Island Eastern Corridor, East Kowloon Corridor, West Kowloon Corridor and Tsuen Wan Road. A speeding offence under 10 km/h over the speed limit is not usually enforced - many drivers in Hong Kong travel within this range. Cameras will shoot when it is above 15 km/h, with their fines imposed. These expressways do not even have rest areas. List of Asian Highway Networks: *AH368 around Route 8, which ends at Sha Tin *AH374 around Route 10, Route 9 and Route 3 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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