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School safety zones

School safety zones are a stretch of road immediately outside a primary school where the speed limit is 20mph and no motor vehicle is allowed to stop or park during school operating times. Different schools have different operating hours, so…

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Motorway slip road design for effective joining and merging

Joining a motorway is a driving manoeuvre which can have a huge effect on surrounding traffic if done incorrectly. To make the maneouvre, match your vehicle’s speed with that of the vehicles already on the motorway, spot a gap, indicate…

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What are the pros and cons of raising the UK national speed limit to 80mph?

Our current maximum speed limit is 70mph and has been for many years (since 1967). Cars have become increasingly more capable to safely handle speeds above this, and with new technology that can brake automatically, is it time to raise…

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Exhaust pollution: what is in it?

In an ideal world, fuel will burn efficiently to produce just CO2 (carbon dioxide), H20 (water) and N2 (nitrogen), but in reality this never happens. Those three compounds are not toxic to humans and therefore the ever increasing strictness of…

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Should you drive in flip-flops or sandals?

Summer is approaching and that means you’ll probably get the flip-flops out that you managed to use for two weeks last year. But is it advisable? Is it even legal? Well, yes, you are allowed by law to drive using…

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What causes traffic jams?

How does a traffic jam form? You’re driving along and suddenly the cars in front of you brake for no apparent reason. You crawl along for a little while and then it speeds up again, only to slow down to a…

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Will we need traffic lights in the future?

With 25% of all accidents and around 33% of fatal accidents occurring at junctions there’s opportunity to improve traffic flow to make it safer. Add to that the time wasted by people sitting stationary in the vehicles at a red light,…

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