road sense vs sense

road sense and sense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
road sense	Yes	No	No	No
sense	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sense is a hypernym of road sense; that is, sense is a word with a broader meaning than road sense:

Other hypernyms of road sense include common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit.

road sense (noun)	sense (noun)
good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
	sound practical judgment
	a general conscious awareness
	a natural appreciation or ability
	the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

road sense (verb)	sense (verb)
	discern
	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
	detect some circumstance or entity automatically