Eipä se ole mitään pilkunviilausta, että sanalla on tietty merkitys. Shikaani on nimenomaan hidastusmutka. Mutkat, joiden erityinen tarkoitus ei ole hidastaa autoja eivät ole shikaaneja.
A chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a roadway, used in motor racing and on city streets
to slow cars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicane
(road transport) A temporary barrier, or serpentine curve, on a vehicular path, especially one
designed to reduce speed.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chicane