Sentences with phrase «distance from the road»

The rear axle remains the same distance from the road, but the body rises while the front gets closer to the road.

Look for a park which is well - maintained, and which is fenced a safe distance from the road to help keep all of the dogs safe.

Another great exercise is simply standing at a distance from the road and watching the cars passing by.

To the rear of the eating area — so a decent distance from the road — you'll find a selection of 17 rooms in one and two - storey, bright yellow painted blocks.

Since our house is a distance from the road, I think they look much cleaner and classier peeking through the snow.

Not exact matches

Create additional customer convenience factors to overcome a perceived lack of convenience for customers planning to ride roads and trails some distance away from our shop

Walking distance of 500 meters from Western / Central railway station, accessible by road and local rail from all parts of the city

Road transport is also facing competition from rail, which is taking over more of the long - distance runs that are not popular with drivers, keeping them away from home for extended periods of time.

In India, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reportedly has plans to increase its highway network by 20,000 kilometers over the next couple of years.1 That planned increase is roughly four times the distance from New York to San Francisco.

When the members of the congregation saw me in pain, they ministered to me — not from a distance, but as fellow travelers on the same patch of winding road.

An additional 50,000 - square - foot building to house Inland's finished goods warehousing and distribution will be located a short distance from the Airport Road facility.

For example, Argentinian wines from Mendoza are shipped via Chilean ports, Valparaiso and San Antonio rather than Buenos Aires due to the latter being a 1,100 km distance by either road or rail.

«And when the Inca wished to eat fresh fish from the sea, and as it was seventy or eighty leagues from the coast to Cuzco... they were brought alive and twitching, which seems incredible over such a long distance over such rough and craggy roads, but they ran on foot, not on horseback, because they never had horses until the Spanish came to this country [Peru].»

Brazilian defender Alex is said to be the subject of a renewed bid from QPR and the 29 year old is believed to be keen on a possible short distance move to Loftus Road though a number of club's on the continent are also interested in the former PSV man.

The club wants to quit its Goodison Park home to move the short distance up the road, in order to increase capacity and operate from a modern stadium that would generate more revenue.

During Bicycle Sundays, the parkway is open exclusively for bicyclists, in - line skaters, scooters, walkers and joggers from Exit 22 at the Westchester County Center to Exit 4 at Scarsdale Road in Yonkers, a round - trip distance of 13 miles.

«About ten years ago, when the transport system in the country was terrible, especially at a small village called Kam 19, hardly would you see a vehicle plying on our road, the distance from the houses to the mortuary was far, so I was carrying dead bodies, those days I was charging GH cents 20.00 per a body, it was very heavy but I needed the money so couldn't resist the job.

The distance from Kaduna Airport to Abuja Airport by road according to Google map is 242.6 km (3h9m).

Using census data from 2000, they have created a map of the country, coloured according to the distance from fixed points to the nearest road, with data points every 30 metres.

On a drive home from the laboratory, researchers in Canada conducted a straightforward experiment: They traveled stretches of road with various speed limits (20, 50, 90, and 110 kilometers per hour) and tested how close a bird on or beside the road (like the magpie above) would allow the advancing car to come before fleeing its dangerous position — a measure called flight initiation distance.

The Berkeley Lab study is the first of its kind for Africa, using multiple criteria - such as quality of the resource, distance from transmission lines and roads, co-location potential, availability of water resources, potential human impact, and many other factors - to characterize wind and solar resources.

But instead of playing that situation for sympathy, Haigh takes the Bressonian high road, adopting an austere, arm's - length style that keeps the audience at an uncomfortable distance from the character.

When Frédéric breaks down crying over his mother's death, the camera peers at him from the other side of his car window before pulling back up the road, as if retreating to a polite distance.

The Road to Rio Challenge Get young people fit and active through Get Set's Road to Rio Challenge, which inspires teams of five to 19 year - olds to travel the distance from London to the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro through any sport or physical activity.

Many schools are actually some distance from busy roads and therefore unlikely to have high air pollution levels.

FHWA researchers have pioneered a variety of safety enhancements for America's roads — such as cutting - edge retroreflective laminates which make highway signs brighter and more visible from greater distances — to address the needs of older drivers, which range from declining vision to decreased flexibility and psychomotor performance, and changes in perceptual and cognitive performance.

Works like a charm and together with rear radar and surrounding sodar you have a car that can detect obstacles, read signs, see the road, partly drive by itself, keep cruise control distance, warn rear driver if they don't see you are at standstill in a queue (the car then flashes the lights to wake them up) and to protect you (if they still doesn't react and my car thinks this will not end well, it pretensions seat belts, apply full brake if you are at stand still, to prevent you from bouncing further, and precharge the airbag safety system - if nothing happens, it releases the belts and so on), and it can find parking spot that fits and help you park there and of course help you with obstacles around the car when parking by yourself.

I don't even mind coming across a stray vehicle or three on two - lane roads when I'm in an AMG Benz because passing someone gives me a reason to boot the accelerator and listen to the V - 8 rev. Every Mercedes that comes from the Affalterbach facility begs to be driven long distances at insanely high rates of speed.

Here he tells the story of this remarkable car / Auto - biography: Colin Crabbe — Matthew Bell hears from Colin Crabbe about his life and career as an adventurous hunter of historic cars from the four corners of the globe / One hundred years of cussed motoring — In the centenary year of Leslie Hounsfield's singular design, Gerry Michelmore explains the peculiar joys of the two - stroke Trojan / Moretti 750 — Its enticing looks have always threatened to outshine its performance, but the tiny Moretti is now getting the recognition it deserves, explains Karl Ludvigsen / The Paris - Ostend race of 1899 — Nick Jonckheere tells the story of the gruelling long - distance road race, and the plucky Brits who took on all comers / Invicta's Baby — The 12/45 was meant as Invicta's saviour, but only a handful were sold.

We up the cruising speed from 100 to 120, and just occasionally, when the road opens out well into the distance, considerably more.

When the road unwinds for just enough distance, each up - shift from the steering wheel - mounted paddles is met with a quick «burp» from the exhaust before the tach falls back into the powerband, with the blower - whine shrieking off the rock wall next to you, before reaching the end of a brief straight and braking early as to glide the car into the next curve.

Besides, our GL450 has lived a fairly boring life, hauling groceries from Costco and families on long - distance road trips.

Out on the road, it feels nimbler and easier to live with, aside from a very unboosted braking system that requires looking ahead to compensate for sizable braking distances.

From a distance it almost looks like the road sweeps round in one big left - hander, but it's actually two separate corners.

The first thing that strikes you is how supple the ride is, how well it isolates you from the vagaries of the road surface and enables effortless long - distance coverage.

The engine sounds high - strung, responsive, and rev - happy, a move away from the road - going Aston V - 12 engines, which are more suited for long - distance cruising and on - road performance.

The available Honda Sensing suite of driver - assist technologies features four advanced systems including Adaptive Cruise Control and a Road Departure Mitigation System to keep the Fit at a safe distance from vehicles ahead, behind and on either side.

From a specified distance, which varies according to the category of road, the arrow display turns into a schematic, perspective view of the surroundings.

Using information gathered by its newly engineered stereo camera, long - distance radar and digital mapping data from the navigation system, we spend almost an hour heading along a section of a six - lane autobahn, winding country roads and urban streets.

Standard safety elements include Collision Prevention Assist Plus and Attention Assist to keep the car on the road and at a safe distance from surrounding vehicles.

«Modest off - road and towing capabilities; lackluster power and fuel economy from V6; only one body style available; longish braking distances.

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Other standard safety features on the vehicle include traction control to maximize tire grip with the road, electronic vehicle stability and roll mitigation for maintaining the intended driving path even during sudden maneuvers, high - beam daytime running lights to increase conspicuity, trailer sway damping for greater control of whatever you are pulling behind you, four - wheel disc brakes for shortening stopping distance, and an anti-lock braking system for preventing the wheels from locking up during hard stops.

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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC and Active Steering Assist now support the driver even more conveniently by keeping a safe distance from other vehicles, steering, and automatically adjusting speed at bends in the roads and road junctions.

At the same time, the car distance from the ground has been raised for a more aggressive off - road look and better navigation through high water.

ACC increases driving convenience by allowing the driver the ability to set a specific following distance from other vehicles on the road, in addition to setting a cruising speed.

The LED lamps benefit from greater long - distance visibility, without dazzling other road users.

Adaptive Cruise Control in the Range Rover Sport, automatically keeping distance from slower vehicles ahead, helped ease the long highway miles, although I found on curvier roads the system was prone to misidentifying which cars were actually in the the lane ahead of me.

Traffic jam assist keeps the RS 3 at a safe distance from the car in front, while autonomous emergency braking (AEB), adaptive cruise control, road sign recognition, rear cross-traffic alert and many other electronic driver safety technologies — most debuted in the Q7 SUV — make the RS 3 the safest car in its class, says Audi.