escape road
Noun
Meaning
escape road (plural escape roads)
A part of the track to the side of a motor racing track which can be taken in order to avoid a dangerous part
Examples
Prost, turning into the corner, turned into his teammate's path resulting in a collision and the cars sliding interlocked down the escape road.
In the 1965 race he took pole position and led from the start, but went up an escape road on lap 25 to avoid hitting a slow backmarker.
Turn 9 is also a car park and traffic is directed down another escape road.