Shoulder 5 : The portion of a highway that is contiguous to the travel lanes provided for pedestrians, bicyclists, emergency use by vehicles and for lateral support of base and surface courses
Ilan Kelman (ed.), Vulnerability and Resilience Definitions and References, Version 2, 2007. http://www.islandvulnerability.org/docs/vulnres.pd f, (Vulnr and Resilience - Brit) {524}