Editing Road hierarchy (section)

=== Collector road ===
[[File:Noons Creek Drive in Port Moody, BC.jpg|thumb|Typical collector road in [[Port Moody|Port Moody, British Columbia]], Canada]]

A [[collector road]], also known as a distributor road, is a road that serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads that is designed to provide access to properties, providing a balance between access and mobility. It has a low to moderate capacity and a generally low speed limit. They are below arterial roads in terms of speed and capacity, but higher in terms of access, as they can allow access to residential properties.

Collector roads can vary widely in appearance. Some urban collectors are wide boulevards entering communities or connecting sections. Others are residential streets, which are typically wider than local roads, although few are wider than four lanes. Small-scale [[commerce|commercial]] areas can be found on collector roads in residential areas. Key community functions such as [[school]]s, [[Church (building)|churches]], and [[recreation]]al facilities can often be found on collector roads.

A collector road usually consists of a mixture of [[traffic signal|signaled]] [[Intersection (road)|intersections]], [[roundabout]]s, [[traffic circle]]s, or [[stop sign]]s, often in the form of [[four-way stop]]s. Two-way stops are generally used at intersections with local streets that favour traffic movement on the collector.  In North America, a collector road normally has traffic lights at intersections with arterial roads, whereas roundabouts and two-way stops are more commonly used in Europe.

[[Speed limit]]s are typically 20‑35&nbsp;mph (30‑60&nbsp;km/h) on collector roads in built-up areas, depending on the degree of development and frequency of local access, intersections, and [[pedestrian]]s, as well as the surrounding area (the speed tends to be lowest in [[school zone]]s). [[Traffic calming]] is occasionally used in older areas on collector roads as well.