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  2. Road speed limits in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In 1998 the TRL reported [7] that signed 20 mph (32 km/h) speed limits only reduced traffic speeds by about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) and delivered no discernible reduction in accident numbers but that 20 mph (32 km/h) zones achieved average speed reductions of 10 mph (16 km/h) with child pedestrian accident reductions of 70% and child cyclist accident ...

  3. High-speed rail in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    High-speed rail in the United Kingdom is provided on five upgraded railway lines running at top speeds of 125 mph (200 km/h) and one purpose-built high-speed line reaching 186 mph (300 km/h). Trains currently travel at 125 mph (200 km/h) on the East Coast Main Line , Great Western Main Line , Midland Main Line , parts of the Cross Country Route ...

  4. Metrication in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    When James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne in 1603, England and Scotland had different systems of measure. Superficially the English and the Scots units of measure were similar – many had the same names – but there were differences in their sizes: in particular the Scots pint and gallon were more than twice the size of their English counterparts. [3]

  5. Roads in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Numbered roads in the UK are signed as M (Motorway), A, [12] or B [12] roads (legal "classification" varies between countries), as well as various categories of more minor roads: for internal purposes, local authorities may also use C, [13] D [citation needed] and U [13] (the letter standing for "Unclassified"); use of C and U numbers on signs is unusual but examples can be found in all four ...

  6. Here’s why Americans drive on the right and the UK drives on ...

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    One challenge Americans face when visiting the United Kingdom is learning to drive on the “wrong” side of the road. The British drive on the left side of the road while we, in America, drive ...

  7. Rail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    In 2011, the fastest timetabled start-to-stop run by a UK domestic train service was the Hull Trains 07.30 King's Cross to Hull, which covered the 125.4 km (77.9 miles) from Stevenage to Grantham in 42 minutes at an average speed of 179.1 km/h (111.3 mph).

  8. The unexpected reason why tea is popular in England - AOL

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    Tea is to England what beer and hot dogs are to America. But as ingrained as tea is in the fabric of British culture, it takes a history lesson to explain how the drink actually became so popular.

  9. Road signs in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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 ...