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Breakdown lane

Highway shoulder. Also, an oxymoron - the last place you want to break down in greater Boston is in the breakdown lane, especially during rush hour, when it becomes the high-speed lane (in some places, even legally). The state has built a series of emergency turn-outs along Rte. 128 so you can pull out of the breakdown lane if, in fact, your car breaks down.

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we always use this. i never knew it was only a Boston thing.

northshoretin on May 27, 2005 08:00 PM.

thank you for let me all these words iam looking for more to learn.
sincerely yours

KAWAKEB on May 2, 2006 09:42 AM.

Really? I never knew that was only a boston thing? weird.

holly on October 30, 2007 08:31 PM.

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