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Braking distance refers to the distance a vehicle will travel from the point when its brakes are fully applied to when it comes to a complete stop. It is primarily affected by the original speed of the vehicle and the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road surface, [Note 1] and negligibly by the tires' rolling resistance and vehicle's air drag.
The currently applicable Highway Code for England, Scotland, and Wales is available to read online at the Highway Code website, with links to download as free PDF eBook, app, and audio book. [9] A printed version is widely available for purchase. [10]
A non-primary road sign near Bristol shows Guildford Rules patches.Road signs in the United Kingdom and in its associated Crown dependencies and overseas territories conform broadly to European design norms, with a number of exceptions: direction signs omit European route numbers, and road signs generally use the imperial system of units (miles and yards), unlike the rest of Europe (kilometres ...
Locations where there are inconsistent braking distances between signals. Locations where the signalling changes between 4 aspect, 3 aspect and 2 aspect color light. Locations or routes where there is a mixture of color light and mechanical signalling. Commencement and termination points of bi-directional working.
The majority of the major inter-urban routes are motorways, and are designed to carry long-distance traffic. The next category is the primary route network, formed from parts of the A-road network. A primary route is defined as: [15]...a route, not being a route comprising any part of a motorway, in respect of which the Secretary of State —
Three types of routes are acceptable: direct trains, shortest route, or mapped routes. The first two are simple and outlined above. Almost the whole of the routeing guide is taken up with specifying the third for the entire country. Principle. The GB rail network has stations which are deemed routeing points. These are principal stations, or ...
Causing death by dangerous driving; Dangerous driving; Careless driving/Driving without due care and attention; Motor vehicle document offences: see English criminal law#Forgery, personation and cheating. And see Drink driving (United Kingdom)
A copy of the 2002 edition of the National Routeing Guide. The railway network of Great Britain is operated with the aid of a number of documents, which have been sometimes termed "technical manuals", [1] because they are more detailed than the pocket-timetables which the public encounters every day.