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Tag Archives: roads
3 obvious improvements for electric cars
Electric cars are beginning to offer a real economic alternative. Mainstream and premium brand electric cars are becoming cheaper, and have increased range. Also the required surrounding infrastructure (recharging points) is finally being rolled out in our towns and cities. … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Conservation
Tagged efficiency, electric cars, Energy conservation, Energy saving tips, improvements, roads
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Thoughts on road signs
Following on from our last post about road signs, I came across this ‘road closed’ sign in the Wicklow Mountains today. The sign seems to indicate that the road ahead is closed due to snow and ice. But the tyre … Continue reading
Funny and confusing Irish road signs
Despite much work by the Local County Councils many Irish road signs still leave a lot to be desired and they can cause great confusion. While driving around I have taken pictures of the worst examples and have shown some of these below, … Continue reading
Book Review: On Roads
I bought this interesting book after flicking through it in the bookshop. It is a mixture of a history and social commentary on the modern road network in the UK. It takes us from the enthusiastic building of the first stretches of motorway in the UK to the … Continue reading
Posted in People & Media
Tagged book review, Britain, British motorways, highways, Joe Moran, Motorways, On Roads, roads
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French motorways: 4 ways to improve.
In a previous post we looked at ideas which could be copied from the French motorway system, click here to read. However no system is perfect. With that in mind, I have written a short list of areas where improvements … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure
Tagged France, French motorways, French roads, highways, paved roads, roads
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Swiss bus crash: Lessons for the Dublin Port Tunnel?
It seems that the future design of Swiss road tunnels may be changed based on last month’s tragic bus crash in which 28 people died, including 22 children. The initial cause of the crash at the Tunnel de Geronde, near … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure
Tagged Dublin port tunnel, Irish roads, lay-by walls, roads, Swiss tunnel crash, Tunnel de Geronde, tunnel design
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Skid Row: A phrase from construction
Many modern phrases we use today have lost there original meaning and are now used in a different context. One of these is the term ‘skid row’, which usually means a poor dilapidated urban area. This phrase was originally used … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure
Tagged engineering works, infrastructure, phrases, roads, skid road, Skid row, timber road
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Your Car: Ensure your scuttle drains are clear
Roughly a year ago I discovered a large amount of water was lying in the foot wells of my car. I had no idea what was causing this. There were no obvious problems like a leaking radiator. After a long … Continue reading
Posted in Technical & Discussion
Tagged car, car maintenance, car problem, roads, scuttle drains, water in car foot well
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Turn off your fog lights when there is no fog!
Now that the evenings are dark in this part of the world, it is very noticeable that many cars have their fog lights on at all times. I have even seen people driving at night with their fog lights on, … Continue reading
Posted in Technical & Discussion
Tagged dangerous, driving, Fog lights, front fog lights, Germany, ireland, Night driving, roads, visibility
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Road verses rail. Part 2, the case for rail.
In the last post, see here, we looked at the benefits of roads over rail. This leads us to another question, what are the advantages of railways? The case for travelling by rail. 1. Trains are out of view. With the … Continue reading
