Why is the 'hard shoulder' on the motorway called a 'hard shoulder'?
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It's a metaphor; a hard shoulder is something that you can turn to when you need some strength or comfort. Just like the spare lane on a motorway is there when your car breaks down; for your own safety and the safety of other motorists - that's why it's called the hard shoulder.
Cause its not the soft shoulder.
It means the shoulder is paved (as opposed to the soft shoulder which is dirt or gravel).
Because it is Hard, ordinary road have a grass verge which is soft, too soft for lorries to pull on to or support a car jack when changing a wheel, so Motorways have a hard surfaced area called the "hard shoulder" for vehicles to use if they break down, need to change a wheel etc.
its a tarmac area to supposedly be safe to pull up on if you break down and call for rescue normally found on motorways, most other roads only have a soft grass verge to stop on or the pavement
Because its hard luck if you break down and somebody runs into the stationary car wrecking it!
Because it is not soft.
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