Somewhat lose term to define a paved road not close to urban agglomerations and devoid of urban traffic. This implies absence of roundabouts, traffic lights, heavy traffic and so on. Open roads usually have only one lane per direction
The term usually (but no obligatorily) can imply rough tarmac, sand on the road and potholes.
Commonly used by cyclists, riding on the "open road" also can imply being more exposed to the weather and being far away from help if something goes wrong.
"I expect to get at least some couple thousands of kilometres of training on all weather open road conditions out of this hub"
1. The rule parents have for their teenage children which states that the door must remain open at all times when guests, friends, or significant others are over preventing any sexual intercourse from happening.
2. A policy, that parents create, in which they leave their door open so their teenage children can't tell what nights they are having sex and what nights they aren't.
1. Dude 1: I just got cock blocked from my freaking mother!
Dude 2: Really? That sucks!
Dude 1: Yeah, she really shafts me with that open door policy.
2. Dude 1: Ugch! I was up all night!
Dude 2: I can tell, you look like a zombie!
Dude 1: Yeah, my parents were going at it last night and tried to trick us with the Open Door Policy. They failed miserably and my mother's moans could be heard across the universe.