Sentences with phrase «on narrow lanes»

The C - Class is now nearly as wide as an E-Class, and that chastens us into dialing back our enthusiasm on narrow lanes and blind corners.

It's also pretty useful when dodging fast - moving Fiat Pandas that come at you from all sides on narrow lanes that gradually climb up and away from the artful chaos of Italian traffic.

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From the gridlocked lanes of Highway 401 to more narrow provincial roads, there are no restrictions on where the self - driving cars may go.

This includes $ 2.3 billion for the replacement of the aging Massey Tunnel with a new 10 - lane bridge, $ 731 million in transit infrastructure, $ 198 million for Highway 1 Lower Lynn Corridor improvements at the north end of the Second Narrows Bridge, and $ 70 million for the new, seventh counter-flow lane on the Alex Fraser Bridge.

It was there, on December, 13, 1862, that a Union brigade of II Corps attacked the Confederate left, two thousand entrenched Rebels positioned behind a four - foot high stone wall bordering a narrow lane.

The scene before my eyes was a stark contrast to the start of my journey: narrow country lanes, cattle grazing in fields, farm after farm, tractors on the road and dainty villages seemed to be the norm in West Sussex.

The struggle for elbow room on the overworked subways and trains goes on day and night, and the competition of 600,000 vehicles in the narrow, potholed lanes and the few boulevards has crushed any old - fashioned ideas of etiquette.

Often I've come up on narrrow gaps in alleyways and lanes, around parked cars and narrow doorways, and thought «I don't know if I can fit through.»

Andrew Cuomo's new HOV / bus lane on the Verrazano - Narrows bridge — which was intended to be a key part of the governor's plan to ease commutes ahead of planned maintenance work on Amtrak lines but which turned into a traffic «disaster» on the day of rollout — was partially complicated by a contractor screwup on signs, the MTA admitted.

Asheville is so, so hilly and I live out on a 2 narrow two lane with no sidewalks, so this would be hard for me... but I wish I could.

The French themselves wear shoes like this on hols — saw quite a few rather chic French women walking about at Lake Como in the villages and steep narrow lanes up and downhill wearing similar shoes.

Adapted by a small army of screenwriters from the bestselling novel by Max (son of Mel) Brooks, the pic abandons its source material's choral «oral history» structure to hone in on the Lanes, who, after once again negotiating a narrow escape, find themselves ensconced in the relative safety of an aircraft carrier somewhere in the Atlantic.

It's a transition that we experience over and over again on the roads surrounding the Algarve circuit as we slow our pace for narrow, desolate villages and then tear up another phenomenal two - lane hill - climb.

I used our turbocharged Sonata for a 150 - mile round trip through the Detroit metro area, driving it on surfaces ranging from narrow, highly crowned, hilly gravel roads; to suburban four - lane boulevards; to crowded urban freeways.

Thanks to the spot - on steering, the Focus was a breeze to wheel around town and easy to place in the middle of a highway lane, no matter how narrow or badly patched.

It's easy to find rhythm driving a car like this, perfectly sized for narrow stretches of two - lane road, just enough power to keep a big, goofy grin plastered on my face.

It also pairs with a lane - centering feature that utilizes the crossover's radar and cameras to help keep the Nautilus on the straight and narrow.

As the day goes on and the lanes get narrower and more confusing, Stephen and I continue to swap cars, and then over the next few days I drive both the Twingo and the Swift on evo's local roads too.

... The GTI is quick and rewarding on narrow two - lane roads, with urgent acceleration from the turbo - four, eager turn - in, and a planted feel no matter how pockmarked the pavement.»

On one of our final runs, we charged up a narrow two - lane track to a town called Montes de Cima («Top of the Hills»).

On narrower roads, the Bentley still feels a bit too wide and long to ever really exploit its explosive power delivery, and it can feel cumbersome on winding country laneOn narrower roads, the Bentley still feels a bit too wide and long to ever really exploit its explosive power delivery, and it can feel cumbersome on winding country laneon winding country lanes.

That tidbit made us eager to tackle the narrow, shoulderless two - lane roads Nissan promised we'd see on our drive route.

Subaru has done a creditable job in enhancing the ambience of the new interior and there's no doubt the standard safety features add a dimension of security — even if the lane - departure warning system is over-sensitive on narrow country back roads.

> The GPS is difficult to program, and it has a tendency to take you on strange routes, going from our home to my daughters in Dallas the last 20 miles it had us on narrow two lane roads when there were major 4 lanes and decent two lanes available, and it would have been shorter, faster.

On the famously narrow country lanes of the British Cotswolds, which are heavily seeded with traffic speed cameras, there was not much opportunity to appreciate the SVR's power or even its overtaking abilities.

Even so, it's a big car and can feel slightly cumbersome on narrow country lanes.

On the plus side, the turn - in and all - wheel - drive kept us well within the driving lanes, which was reassuring as the roads were exceptionally narrow at times.

Still, this is a car that feels more in its element on fast, wide, sweeping bends than threading along narrow country lanes.

Given the SUV's width, this is particularly helpful on narrow roads or in narrow freeway lanes.

Similarly, if lanes are unusually narrow (in road works, for example), the system may warn of vehicles in a non-adjacent lane.The system depends on clear detection by the two radars which might be impaired in adverse weather conditions (very heavy rain or snow etc).

Along narrow, single - lane backroads on the outskirts of Melbourne, the system operates benignly to offer a rear - biassed feel, shuffling power to front wheels only when necessary.

And Lane Assist alerts you if you're drifting out of your lane, keeping you on the straight and narrow.

I found that just blind spot and lane departure warning were enough to keep me on the straight and narrow.

The lanes in San Francisco tend to be on the narrow side, so I found lane departure warning and prevention to be helpful in navigating this beast through the city.

The 2.0 - liter turbocharged engine and 9 - speed automatic accelerate the 2016 GLC quickly, even if it's not rocket - like, and there was plenty in reserve for passing on narrow 2 - lane mountain roads.

The A-B testing included a emergency lane change slalom, an oval, a water - soaked high speed turn, and a narrow lane set off by cones on one side and the famous racetrack's unforgiving concrete wall protecting pit road.

On the long narrow lane on the track's main straight, the difference was how stable and centered the car seemed, almost as if the lane was a couple feet wideOn the long narrow lane on the track's main straight, the difference was how stable and centered the car seemed, almost as if the lane was a couple feet wideon the track's main straight, the difference was how stable and centered the car seemed, almost as if the lane was a couple feet wider.

It even works on roads with no lane markings (which is a blessing and curse on narrower roads).

In our narrow lane, the giant books painted on the side of the van almost touched the shop window, making me feel the size of a Borrower, which was ironic, because I'd never borrowed any of its books.

Dropped off at promising locations, the teams fanned out, walking, often running, several miles every day — dodging occasional charging bulls — to chase down dogs on flooded narrow lanes where hundreds of people and livestock live side by side.

We set out on the trail, a narrow one lane gravel road among wooded cabins, which quickly transitioned into a winding dirt path.

Your time in Whitby is free for you to perhaps visit the brooding abbey, explore the town's Dracula connections or simply wander through the maze of narrow cobbled lanes in this authentic fishing port's old town before our return journey on the preserved railway.

Brighton is a day trip so popular that it's become known as London - on - Sea, and here you can walk for miles along the blustery seafront or wander the narrow streets of the Lanes, which are jammed with tiny clothing shops, antiques emporiums, and cafes.

Spend time strolling the narrow Spanish - inspired lanes, exploring the lighthouse on Anastasia Island or basking in the sun on one of the many beaches.

In fact the Hanoi Backpackers» Hostel is situated on a lane too narrow for shuttle buses and taxis to drive down.

Drive a little distance outside of Huancavelica, and you'll find plenty of these adorable creatures roaming around on grass - covered hills, and wandering aimlessly along narrow country lanes.

Down a narrow sandy lane on my first ride into Gili Air's sweaty interior, I met Silvia Biolo and Giovanni Bagattin, an Italian couple in their 40s who ditched their office jobs in Venice to open Oasi Pizzeria & Bungalows after falling in love with the island on a backpacking trip around Asia.

My commute was only four miles each way, but half of the route was on a rural road with a 45mph speed limit and a narrow, bumpy bike lane with a steep ditch to one side.

«This is the challenge of trying to do a separated bike lane on such a narrow two - way street.»

It's not even much of a bike lane, it's narrow and beside four lanes of traffic that goes very fast, just a strip of paint on the road.