Sentences with phrase «using motorways»

The seats are firm but their positioning is perfect, and it's an easy car to have a satisfying snooze in when using motorways, where the ride feels pliant and comfortable.

The Liberal Democrats want to charge drivers to use motorways as part of a commitment to making Britain carbon neutral by 2050.

These same considerations apply in other jurisdictions: For every person who uses the motorway and wants to travel at 160km / h there are others who object to it on environmental or safety grounds.

This may be true among people who often use the motorway It is less clear that people who don't often use the motorway would be equally keen.

However, to tackle road safety further driver education needs to be improved and a greater understanding of how to use motorways and single carriageways is required.

Not exact matches

Playing to its town - centre location, such as close proximity to the motorway network and access to a skilled labour pool, the project masterplan envisages a mix of new office space, a business - class hotel and other complementary uses such as retail and leisure.

It's like seeing JustArsenal having having a Morris Minor and a Ferrari, then using the Morris Minor to travel for 6 hours on a motorway and the Ferrari to travel to the town centre for a bit of shopping.

But apart from the window slamming shut we get all the final day drama with all the usual jargon, last minute dramatic swoops, pictures of helicopters that may or may not contain David Luiz, phones buzzing, alleged sightings at motorway service stations or petrol stations anywhere, Ronaldo or Messi shopping at the Westfield shopping centre, Valencia in the back of a cab in Swansea or Liverpool (or putting his feet up in Ecuador), everyone with their sources, players spotted at training grounds, Jack Wilshere driving his car to Bournemouth, last minute intervention by Daniel Levy who suddenly decides he wants Sissoko, and descriptions of transfers or done deals or rumours using words like amazing, dramatic, sensational, shocking, exciting, impressive or incredible.

He built the motorway between Accra and Tema, and it was called a white elephant project because at that time, the number of cars using it were very few.

Tolls on motorways and charges for lorry drivers would be used to fund a major upgrade of the rail network, including high speed train lines such as a London - Edinburgh link, under plans set out by the party today.

The BMF, as a long campaigner for safer crash barriers for motorcyclists, was concerned that given the large numbers of motorcyclists expected to use this route, such a road should not have steel or wire - rope safety barriers but have instead the latest, motorway - standard, concrete barriers and this has now been confirmed by Lancashire County Council.

He worked for contractors and consultants on motorway construction in the UK, in a motorway bridges design office and for 23 years for the UK Department for Transport and latterly the Highways Agency, where he was responsible in turn for the management of trunk roads, the maintenance of motorways including the first major repair contract on M6 Stafford Bypass, where contra flow was first used on a live motorway in the UK, the project management of major road schemes both in the planning and design and construction stages.

He said the Tema Motorway roundabout currently suffers from serious traffic bottlenecks, which impede the movement of private and commercial vehicles within Tema, which affects inter-city commuters who use the roundabout when commuting to and from the Greater Accra Region, as well as the Eastern and Volta Regions.

Knowing how car enthusiasts like to use rural strips of the motorway for their own version of Ridge Racer, I wasn't surprised when I saw that exotic car carnage on the news: dead Ferraris.

Visitors from any direction can travel to The NEC site directly using the following motorways — M1, M5, M6, M6 Toll, M40 and M42.

Consequently, break times, e.g. at a motorway service station, can be used for short training intervals.

We had two needs at the same time: to go on motorways for sport touring, where you need a soft, gentle tire to react to side forces [which can cause instability], and to use the tire in a sporty way, where you want to use these side forces, because they allow you to follow a line, to be faster through a corner, provided the compound gives you enough grip.

I have a Nissan Micra (UK, 51 - plate, 2001 model) that I have been using to drive to work on a daily basis - 10 miles each way a day on a variety of roads - streets, main roads, main roads in traffic, motorway and dual carriageway.

Henry Catchpole has 24 hours to drive to John O'Groats without using a single motorway.

The suspension, which uses a five - link design both front and rear, receives air springs with both adaptive damping and a self - levelling function to automatically lower the body in two stages by up to 30 mm for improved aerodynamic efficiency at constant motorway speeds.

With the gendarmes out in force we thought trying to keep a steady pace on the motorway might be a better move than using the usual N138.

Whether crawling in urban traffic, or cruising at motorway speeds, the Lexus is a classy performer that makes good use of its petrol electric powertrain.

The official combined fuel consumption is 72.4 MPG but my day to day use in and out of cities via motorways and A-roads showed 48.7 MPG to 53.4 MPG, even though I was always pressing on and running «against the clock».

Also, the regeneration system wasn't used for a quarter of the time, and the route took in a good mix of city, town, country, and motorway driving, over a wide range of gradients.

That makes motorway cruising more relaxed, while this gearbox is also much smoother to use than the rather clunky five - speed.

Use Cruise Control on motorways to maintain a set speed, and watch the miles speed by.

Use Adaptive Cruise Control on motorways and watch the miles speed by.

As it's designed mainly for urban use, the brakes and gearbox did have a tendency to wear out faster on the previous ForTwo than on cars covering a lot of motorway miles.

A great deal of development time was dedicated to the design of the exhaust to give it a sporty note when the engine was being worked hard, but without excessive noise during motorway or town use.

Using radar and cameras, it maintains a safe distance from the car in front, and also steers to keep in your chosen motorway lane.

One option you have is to retain electric drive for later use - if you're going to be driving on the motorway and then in town, for example, you can save the batteries for the urban section of your drive, where the energy will be better used.

Admittedly, due partly to less sound deadening, there is more road noise in the cabin, even at normal speeds, but the Pista is unlikely to be used for regular motorway commutes.

The Audi Q7 e-tron is an interesting option — it, too, is a plug - in hybrid, but it uses a 3.0 - litre diesel engine that may be better suited to long - distance motorway drivers than the 2.0 - litre petrol of the BMW and Volvo.

On motorway journeys, it's possible that the 40e will use more fuel than the 53.3 mpg diesel.

This latest version will slow the 300 to a standstill if the traffic ahead stops, and hold it there for two seconds, Having used this feature on Sydney's clogged M4 motorway, I can vouch for the fact it works.

At motorway speeds and on smoother surfaces it feels more settled and calm — which will be good news to prospective owners planning to use the E63 as big, powerful saloons are most commonly used: to cover big distances.

Use it to its full potential and you'll probably get around 20mpg, but on a motorway run we reckon you could easily get more than 30mpg.

The extra ride height has been used to good effect, and the Alltrack rides smoothly on the motorway.

Evasive Steering Assist, designed to operate at city and motorway speeds, which uses radar and a camera to detect slower - moving and stationary vehicles ahead and provides steering support to enable drivers to manoeuvre around a vehicle if a collision is imminent.

For customers who use their cars primarily on the motorway or who demand the maximum performance levels from a diesel engine, the 170 HP 2.0 JTDM is an obvious choice.

Furthermore, one of the engines we recommend is the 1.2 - liter mill with 80 HP, equally proficient for city use and short motorway trips.

Today, travelers use the SS9, or updated Via Emilia, which is more akin to a normal motorway, however the modern roadway still takes you through the most significant towns and cities.

The motorways are free to use so you can quickly drive from one city to the next and the secondary roads take you past pretty villages and beautiful countryside.

In one work, Sara dancing, Opie uses LED (light emitting diode) technology more commonly associated with digital clocks or motorway messaging, to form a life - size panel of Sara dancing topless.

Manufacturers will then launch vehicles able to travel unsupervised using automated driving technology (ADT) for extended periods in defined situations (like on a motorway).

I tried using it again after not using it for 2 years and it told me to get off the motorway twice, adding over 30 minutes to my journey.