traffic generator

English

Etymology

From traffic +‎ generator.

Noun

traffic generator (plural traffic generators)

1. (civil engineering) A destination that generates traffic, other than a populated place, such as a park, museum, or university.
   • 2001, Guidelines for the Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic Generators Adjacent to Freeways‎^[1], Washington, D.C.: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, page 5:

     Therefore, before a sign for a traffic generator is installed, sufficient space should exist to accommodate the placement of the sign without interfering or conflicting with required signing.