Sentences with phrase «down motorways»

Great for bowling down motorways as well as cruising round town.

For instance, the computer model produced both the «shock waves» of congestion that travel backwards down motorways and create traffic jams where there is no obvious obstruction («When shock waves hit traffic», New Scientist, 25 June 1994), and the «slow fast - lane» effect, in which so many drivers move into the overtaking lane in frustration at the middle lane's lower speed that the middle lane becomes the fastest - moving.

It has been known for years that delivering empty plastic bottles up and down motorways has a huge carbon footprint and yet the dairy industry nationwide continues to do so.

Driving down the motorway to Stratford - upon - Avon, I was praying: «God, please, can I trust this dream?»

Right then, I'm off down the motorway again, so don't make it a long journey home, we're 2 - 0 up for christs sake!!

Them Scouser's are the original Artful dodgers, They could robb the wheels off your car whilst your driving down the motorway!?

And lastly...... there is the Liberal Democrat nuclear option: that's you speeding down the motorway with a beautiful Russian blonde perched on your lap, and a «herbal cigarette» the size of a baby's arm between your lips.

Every time we encountered smooth pavement, we swayed, overcorrected, and slalomed our way down the motorway until our guide, who was leading in a Challenge Car of his own, turned off onto one of the many tributary roads connected to the highway.

Effectively, a Tesla parked in a garage benefits from the data as much as one travelling down a motorway.

Pounding up and down the motorway burning petrol and never see a plug socket will result in an MPG figure similar to that of an ordinary 320i.

Or would it be best to give it a drive down the motorway every now and again?

Those pounding up and down the motorway are less likely to discover these shortcomings, and for them the excellent cabin quality and design, hushed engines, absence of wind noise and strong performance will all be enough to justify the purchase — but Audi can, and should, do better for one of its most desirable models.

As someone who's personally experienced driving along at 70mph before hearing the most enormous bang, feeling the car veer sharply out to one side and watching smoke and fragments of tire fly off back down the motorway from a sudden sidewall blowout, I can confirm you don't want to experience it.

This gives you a relaxed feeling when cruising down the motorway.

The B - Class has a distinctly firm ride that jitters you about on scruffy surfaces, whether you're trundling along in town or blatting down the motorway.

It all adds up to a car that's stable and balanced whether you're cruising around town, heading down the motorway or driving quickly on a quiet country road.

You're driving up and down the motorway, losing valuable hours at your desk and you're not even sure if the client has hired you.

A lot of them are simply electric versions of fuel - powered cars, but in the not - too - distant future, we'll see new designs around town and up and down the motorway.

Not exact matches

on the motorways here in the uk we have a hard shoulder where we go to break down.

Trees that were planted along the Tema motorway to Akosombo road were brutally hacked down a few months ago.

This is why I suspect the recent announcements about a return to weekly bin collections, raising the speed limit on the motorways to 80 miles an hour and the renewed emphasis on «right to buy» will go down well.

She also pledged to pass legislation ensuring motorways are not blocked for hours after accidents, free up data on the phasing of traffic lights and cracking down on rogue clampers.

Where was the Peace Council, when after the elections, these NPP elements attacked, burned down and a took over operations of toll booths at Tiafre in the Brong Ahafo Region and in Tema at the Motorway?»

By BOB HOLMES You're cruising down a crowded motorway when, suddenly, traffic slows nearly to a standstill.

You can cruise roof - down on motorways at realistic speeds without significant buffeting, and when you run with the roof up you really wouldn't know you're in the Spider, such is its integrity.

It only seems to happen when stopped in traffic - once I get onto the motorway it drops down quick - I guess this may be down to airflow cooling the car?

Thankfully the large carbon - ceramic brakes (398 mm at the front) have plenty of power and feedback, although they can be momentarily disconcerting if they've cooled down (like on a long motorway stretch).

my car was working fine, until I decide to plug in my obd reader while driving on the motorway, where it came to a near complete stop, I plugged it out quickly and took off again, everything seemed fine until I got off the motorway, and was driving in limp mode, I stopped the car and tried reset the ecu, to no avail, so I went to the nearest motor exit with a down ramp and built up a enough speed to get somewhat home, after stopping on the motorway, my car was reving in gear but no movement, until I stuck the obd sensor in and now its back in limp mode and moving.

How many times have you driven down a 4 lane motorway and the fast lane is doing 60, the 3rd lane is doing 59 and the other 2 lanes are empty with the exception of 1 lorry?

Roof down and (optional) wind deflector up, you can sit at typical motorway speeds listening to the radio in plentiful comfort.

The car just won't settle down on its adaptive dampers on the motorway and it gets tedious very quickly.

The exhaust tone deepens further, the steering gets heavier, and with the engine's vital temperatures showing warm on the bespoke AMG menu on the trip computer, the first sweeping bend leading to a motorway slip road offered a chance to really get the hammer down.

With the roof down, this steals boot space in order to house the roof panels and additional folding mechanisms, but it does mean that the car is quieter on the motorway with the roof up.

The low - down grunt available from the engine means that even fully - loaded the 3008 doesn't struggle, and the SUV will cruise along at motorway speeds all day long without complaint.

The new six - speed automatic transmission is also well suited to the 3.0 - litre SD engine, kicking down enthusiastically while still shifting smoothly on motorways.

One minute it can be a comfortable, fast motorway cruiser, but fiddle with a few settings and it becomes a hunkered - down sports car, ready for a country road or track day outing.

The box serves up well timed automatic changes and doesn't shift down as often on the motorway as the Q5's gearbox.

Settle down to a cruise and on the motorway, and you're playing the car to its strengths.

The ride is on the firm side but settles down comfortably at motorway speeds, and there's very little lean in corners.

However, the Focus settles down well on the motorway and its cabin is better insulated from wind and road noise.

That said, the Avensis is comfortable and quiet on the motorway, making it a solid choice if you spend a lot of time trawling up and down the country.

Neither is particularly quiet or smooth, although they do settle down nicely on the motorway.

You're tipped back on your armchair slightly as you stamp down on the throttle, while a guttural but distant boom fills the cabin, but the V6 hauls all 2600 kg up to motorway speeds with minimum fuss.

You can throw it down a twisty road and it will respond well, especially in Sport mode, but it's natural habitat is out on the motorway, cruising as well as just about anything else on the road.

This helps motorway refinement, although put your foot down in town and the D4 engine does drone.

Still, the engine settles down once you're up to cruising speed, and the Touareg is a refined motorway car.

A longer sixth gear would be useful to keep the revs down on the motorway.

The CZC keeps out wind and road noise better than most traditional soft - tops thanks to its hard roof, but the suspension can be heard clonking over bumps and there's a whistle down the side at motorway pace.

The concept has adjustable suspension, too, which can hunker down on the motorway for optimal efficiency, or rise by 4 cm to tackle speed bumps and potholes in town.

It's more usable every day, too, as MINI has softened the suspension and cut down on the amount of noise that gets into the cabin on the motorway.