Hairpin turn facts for kids
A hairpin turn (also hairpin bend, hairpin corner, or just hairpin), is a very tight corner. It makes a vehicle turn almost 180° to continue on the road. It gets its name from the way it looks like a hairpin or bobby pin. Hairpin turns may be called switchbacks in American English.
Hairpin turns may be built when a road or path climbs up or down a steep slope. This allows the path to travel the slope with a smaller slope. Hairpin turns may be used in race tracks to slow down the race cars after a long, fast straight.
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Road ascends to the Col de Braus using hairpin bends in the French Alps
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Hairpin turn on the Mont Ventoux in France
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Grand Hotel Hairpin in Circuit de Monaco
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Hairpin turn in Oregon, US
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One of the most famous NASCAR tracks with hairpin turns was the old Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California
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WA 129 in Joseph Canyon
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Shafer Trail Road in Canyonlands National Park
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Nujiang 72 turns/Baxoi 99 turns
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Tribhuvan Highway, Nepal
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Ancient 18 Hairpin Bends, known as Daha ata wanguwa on the way to/from Kandy/Mahiyanganaya
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Grand Hotel Hairpin in Circuit de Monaco.
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A WRC car taking a hairpin turn during 2007 Rallye Deutschland
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See also
In Spanish: Horquilla (curva) para niños
