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Road vehicles are thus mostly trams, buses (and especially electric trolleybuses inside cities) and taxis for local transport; in most cities, bicycles, rickshaws, and cycle-rickshaws are the most common means of private transport — according to a 4E ᘔ9 <small>(129)</small> survey, there are four times as many bicycles than cars in the quaestorship of Līlasuṃghāṇa.<br/> Trams are a common sight in most medium- and large-sized cities, where they often act as the most local form of transport in a network with a backbone formed by subway and suburban railway lines. Many medium-sized cities also have hybrid tram/subway systems, with more central areas having a subway-like service with concurrent lines, while in the suburbs it becomes a large capacity tram service, fed by bus lines or, increasingly often in newer-built areas, cycling paths.

=====Road Network=====

Road transport in the Inquisition is carried by a well-developed road network that extends for most of the country. The basic Chlouvānem term for road is ''ūnima'', which is in practical denomination however mostly limited to streets in urban areas (urban streets are usually only named in the oldest parts of mid- and large-sized cities, while most areas simply have block-based addresses). Interurban roads are administratively of five basic (country-wide) types:

* Expressways, or ''camyūnimai'' (sg. ''camyūnima''). These are often the most important roads in the country, large controlled-access highways that link the largest urban areas. All expressways are, by definition, toll roads (except for a few short "expressway links" (''camyūniṃtandårbhe'', sg. ''-dårbhas'' that link the main access portals of expressways to other routes or urban roads).

* The ''dourai'' (sg. ''dourah''), translatable as "(national) routes" or "national highways", which are roads of national importance that either support expressways or are present in areas where there are no expressways. Unlike expressways, national routes do not have a standard type and a good number of them are built to expressway standards (and are thus controlled-access highways); the main distinction is that these are free; notably, orbital motorways of major cities and urban freeways are all controlled-access roads but free and thus classified as ''dourai''. Only a few ''dourai'' are toll roads, and only in a few segments like major bridges or tunnels.

* The ''juṃšañāñi ūnima(i)''/''dourah(-ai)''/''līlta(i)'' (literally "diocesan road(s)/route(s)/path(s)"), trunk roads of diocese-wide importance. The actual term of the three used depends on the diocese.

* The ''lalki<ref>Or ''hālgāri'' (district -), ''jāndaci'' (county -), ''bamabi'' (kingdom -), ''būlīṃhaki'' (flag -), or ''tamekī'' (assembly -) depending on the actual name of the circuit-level subdivision.</ref> ūnima(i)''/''dourah(-ai)''/''līlta(i)'' ("circuit road(s)/route(s)/path(s)") are roads of circuitary importance, linking the main urban areas of a circuit. In the Nukahucė islands and in the Kāyīchah islands, where the circuit-level subdivisions are coterminous with a single island, these kind of roads are the most important there and are called ''lanāyi ūnima(i)'' (island road(s)).

* The local roads, which are managed by a municipality-level subdivision (cities, parishes, or villages), in some cases by an inter-parish territory, or, for unincorporated territories, by the local circuit. Their names vary a lot, but usually roads inside urban areas are ''ūnimai'', while those outside urban areas are still called ''dourai''. The name ''līltai'' is often used for paths inside parks, unpaved roads, and some narrow roads inside city centers.

These five basic types of roads, no matter where and their denomination, are consistently identified by the colours used on their directional signage: ''camyūnimai'' have white text on green background; (national) ''dourai'' have red text on white background; diocesan roads have black text on yellow background; circuit roads have white text on blue background; and local roads have black text on white background. Temporary deviations have white text on black background; in addition, signals with white text on brown background indicate direction to parks or monuments; black text on pink is used on signals directing to health facilities; black text on light blue is used for directions to railway stations, airports, or ship or bus terminals.<br/>

In addition, all dedicated cycling routes have signs with white text on red background.

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 Road vehicles are thus mostly trams, buses (and especially electric trolleybuses inside cities) and taxis for local transport; in most cities, bicycles, rickshaws, and cycle-rickshaws are the most common means of private transport — according to a 4E ᘔ9 <small>(129)</small> survey, there are four times as many bicycles than cars in the quaestorship of Līlasuṃghāṇa.<br/> Trams are a common sight in most medium- and large-sized cities, where they often act as the most local form of transport in a network with a backbone formed by subway and suburban railway lines. Many medium-sized cities also have hybrid tram/subway systems, with more central areas having a subway-like service with concurrent lines, while in the suburbs it becomes a large capacity tram service, fed by bus lines or, increasingly often in newer-built areas, cycling paths.
+=====Road Network=====
+Road transport in the Inquisition is carried by a well-developed road network that extends for most of the country. The basic Chlouvānem term for road is ''ūnima'', which is in practical denomination however mostly limited to streets in urban areas (urban streets are usually only named in the oldest parts of mid- and large-sized cities, while most areas simply have block-based addresses). Interurban roads are administratively of five basic (country-wide) types:
+* Expressways, or ''camyūnimai'' (sg. ''camyūnima''). These are often the most important roads in the country, large controlled-access highways that link the largest urban areas. All expressways are, by definition, toll roads (except for a few short "expressway links" (''camyūniṃtandårbhe'', sg. ''-dårbhas'' that link the main access portals of expressways to other routes or urban roads).
+* The ''dourai'' (sg. ''dourah''), translatable as "(national) routes" or "national highways", which are roads of national importance that either support expressways or are present in areas where there are no expressways. Unlike expressways, national routes do not have a standard type and a good number of them are built to expressway standards (and are thus controlled-access highways); the main distinction is that these are free; notably, orbital motorways of major cities and urban freeways are all controlled-access roads but free and thus classified as ''dourai''. Only a few ''dourai'' are toll roads, and only in a few segments like major bridges or tunnels.
+* The ''juṃšañāñi ūnima(i)''/''dourah(-ai)''/''līlta(i)'' (literally "diocesan road(s)/route(s)/path(s)"), trunk roads of diocese-wide importance. The actual term of the three used depends on the diocese.
+* The ''lalki<ref>Or ''hālgāri'' (district -), ''jāndaci'' (county -), ''bamabi'' (kingdom -), ''būlīṃhaki'' (flag -), or ''tamekī'' (assembly -) depending on the actual name of the circuit-level subdivision.</ref> ūnima(i)''/''dourah(-ai)''/''līlta(i)'' ("circuit road(s)/route(s)/path(s)") are roads of circuitary importance, linking the main urban areas of a circuit. In the Nukahucė islands and in the Kāyīchah islands, where the circuit-level subdivisions are coterminous with a single island, these kind of roads are the most important there and are called ''lanāyi ūnima(i)'' (island road(s)).
+* The local roads, which are managed by a municipality-level subdivision (cities, parishes, or villages), in some cases by an inter-parish territory, or, for unincorporated territories, by the local circuit. Their names vary a lot, but usually roads inside urban areas are ''ūnimai'', while those outside urban areas are still called ''dourai''. The name ''līltai'' is often used for paths inside parks, unpaved roads, and some narrow roads inside city centers.
+These five basic types of roads, no matter where and their denomination, are consistently identified by the colours used on their directional signage: ''camyūnimai'' have white text on green background; (national) ''dourai'' have red text on white background; diocesan roads have black text on yellow background; circuit roads have white text on blue background; and local roads have black text on white background. Temporary deviations have white text on black background; in addition, signals with white text on brown background indicate direction to parks or monuments; black text on pink is used on signals directing to health facilities; black text on light blue is used for directions to railway stations, airports, or ship or bus terminals.<br/>
+In addition, all dedicated cycling routes have signs with white text on red background.
 ====Rail====