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High-occupancy vehicle lane
A high-occupancy vehicle lane, also called a carpool or HOV lane, is a roadway lane reserved for vehicles carrying at least two occupants, such as carpools, vanpools, and buses.
Highway
A highway, also called a super-highway, is a major public road; in US federal law the term covers any road, street, or parkway with its bridges and tunnels.
Highway Beautification Act
The Highway Beautification Act is a 1965 United States federal law requiring states to control billboards and junkyards along the Interstate System, on pain of losing federal highway funds.
Highway Capacity Manual
The Highway Capacity Manual is the US transportation engineering reference for estimating the capacity and level of service of highways, streets, and intersections, first published in 1950.
Highway Development and Management Model
The Highway Development and Management Model (HDM) is World Bank-developed software used by road administrations in 100 countries to appraise road maintenance and investment decisions.
Highway hypnosis
Highway hypnosis, also called driving without awareness or DWAM, is a trance-like automatic driving state with amnesia after predictable, monotonous motorway driving; Wertheim's 1978 eye-movement theory and EEG studies explain it.
Highway Patrol Group (Philippines)
The Highway Patrol Group (HPG) is the Philippine National Police unit enforcing traffic laws on national highways and leading anti-carnapping operations; it began in 1955 and took its present name in 2008.
Highway Safety Manual
The Highway Safety Manual is an AASHTO guidance document, first published in 2010, offering quantitative methods for estimating and managing the safety performance of highways and streets.
Highway Traffic Act (Ontario)
The Highway Traffic Act (HTA) is the principal Ontario statute governing motor vehicles and roadways, covering licensing, equipment, rules of the road, and penalties like demerit points and suspensions.
Highway Trust Fund
The Highway Trust Fund is a US Treasury account, created in 1956, funded by federal motor fuel taxes and spent on federal-aid highways and public transportation.
Highways Act 1980
The Highways Act 1980 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament that consolidated the Highways Acts 1959 to 1971 and remains the principal statute governing highways in England and Wales.
Hindustan Ambassador
The Hindustan Ambassador, known as the "Amby", is a sedan made by Hindustan Motors in India from 1957 to 2014, based on the Morris Oxford Series III.
Hindustan Contessa
The Hindustan Contessa is a rear-wheel-drive executive saloon built by Hindustan Motors in India from 1984 to 2002, based on the Vauxhall Victor FE and remembered as a muscle car.
Hindustan Motors
Hindustan Motors Limited is an Indian automobile manufacturer, incorporated in 1942 within the Birla group, best known for making the Ambassador car at Uttarpara, West Bengal, until 2014.
Hino 500
The Hino 500 Series, sold in Japan as the Hino Ranger, is a line of medium-duty trucks made by Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, sold across Asia, Australia, and other export markets.
Hino Motors (日野自動車)
Hino Motors (日野自動車) is a Japanese manufacturer of trucks and buses founded in 1942, a Toyota subsidiary from 2001 until its 2026 integration with Mitsubishi Fuso under ARCHION.
Hispano-Suiza
Hispano-Suiza is a Spanish luxury automobile brand founded in Barcelona in 1904 by Damià Mateu, Francisco Seix, and engineer Marc Birkigt, known for the H6.
Hispano-Suiza H6B Dubonnet Xenia
The Hispano-Suiza H6B Dubonnet Xenia is a one-off streamlined 1938 coupé built for French racing driver André Dubonnet and named for his late wife, Xenia.
Historic Columbia River Highway
The Historic Columbia River Highway is a 73-mile scenic road in Oregon, built from 1913 to 1922 and recognized as the first scenic highway in the United States.
History of BMW
History of BMW covers the Munich company founded in 1916, from aircraft engines and the 1923 R 32 motorcycle to the 1961 Neue Klasse and today's electric iX3.
History of BMW motorcycles
The history of BMW motorcycles began in 1923 with the R 32, whose boxer engine with shaft drive has defined the marque for a century.
History of horse-drawn transport
Horse-drawn transport is the use of horses to pull wheeled vehicles, spreading from the Eurasian steppe after 3500 BC and dominating land transport until the early 1900s.
History of Lamborghini
The history of Lamborghini covers the Italian supercar maker founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963, home of the Miura and Countach, and a Volkswagen Group subsidiary through Audi since 1998.
History of the automobile
The history of the automobile spans Cugnot's 1769 steam tricycle, Benz's 1886 gasoline Patent-Motorwagen, Ford's 1913 moving assembly line, and the modern shift to electric drive.
History of the bicycle
The history of the bicycle is the two-century development of the human-powered two-wheeler, from the 1817 draisine through the penny-farthing to the 1885 safety bicycle.
History of the electric vehicle
The history of the electric vehicle spans early 20th-century decline and a modern revival that by 2025 made electric cars a quarter of new car sales.
History of the motorcycle
The history of the motorcycle spans the 1860s steam two-wheelers, the 1885 Daimler Reitwagen, the first vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, and today's electric shift.
Hit and run
A hit-and-run, or leaving the scene of an accident, is a traffic crash in which a driver flees without offering information or aid, a criminal offense that delays victims' medical care.
Hitchhiking
Hitchhiking, also called thumbing a lift, is the practice of soliciting a free ride from a stranger at the roadside; it peaked culturally in America from 1968 to 1975.
Holden
Holden, also known as General Motors Holden, was an Australian car brand and GM subsidiary that made Australia's own car from 1948 until the brand was retired in 2021.