Shoulder (road) Shoulder (road) A shoulder, or hard shoulder is an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right in countries which drive on the right, or on the left side in India, Japan, the UK, Australia, and other left-side driving countries. Many wider US and Swedish freeways have shoulders on both sides of each directional carriageway, in the median as well as at the outer edges of the road, for additional safety. Shoulders are not intended for use by through traffic, although there are exceptions (see below). Shoulders have multiple uses, including: The shoulder is
Prince of Wales Drive, London Prince of Wales Drive, London Prince of Wales Drive is located in Battersea, in the London borough of Wandsworth. The drive is situated on the southern perimeter of Battersea Park. The southern side of Prince of Wales Drive is lined with late-Victorian mansion blocks and villas. When moving east from Battersea Bridge Road to Queenstown Road, the building order is as follows: In 1846, The Commission for Improving the Metropolis acquired 320 acres of Battersea Fields, of which 198 acres became Battersea Park, and the remainder was to be let on building leases—the area now covered by Prince of Wales