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* 1959 The company became involved in transport design and small scale car production. * 1974 Separate divisions were formed for product and transport design.

...from transport, over 85% are due to CO2 emissions from road vehicles. The transport sector is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gases. ...contributions due to road transport is particularly high - in London road transport contributes almost 80% of particulate emissions.

...en the driver evades a suddenly appearing obstacle (such as a moose on the road), became well-known under the name '''Moose test''', also '''Elk test''', ' ...do is to avoid hitting the moose by [[brake|braking]] or driving down the road embankment if necessary. If that is not possible and a collision cannot be

...[[Drag racing|drag car]] will be different from that of a car built for [[road racing]]. ...lose to its center of pressure to avoid losing pitch control. In military transport aircraft, it is common to have a loadmaster as a part of the crew; their re

Almost two-thirds of the 1.2 million people killed in road traffic crashes worldwide are pedestrians. Despite the magnitude of the pro ...includes information on how seriously your vehicle is likely to harm other road users]

...man Army was reformed in the early Fifties, it required equipment - namely transport. Porsche, viewing the military contract as a large benefit to the small, fl ...- which had four on-road gears, and an additional low-range ratio for off-road driving. The 597 was either four- or two-wheel drive, which could be contro

...es over three years old in the United Kingdom if they are used on [[public road]]s. The name derives from the Ministry of Transport,<ref name="name">{{cite web

...ith the expectation that a more traditional motor vehicle will be used for transport.

...ommission will support research efforts towards reaching the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC)<ref>See ERTRAC Strategic Research Agenda *European [[Common Transport Policy]]

...also named '''"Dacia 500"''', was a cost-effective Romanian car for urban transport built between 1986 and 1992. It featured a two cylinder air-cooled engine o ...Lăstun was subject to many jokes. Few have survived, and the number on the road has been estimated to be in the low hundreds. It was never exported.

* Road Trips ...t primarily moves on wheels, has a means of propulsion, and the ability to transport you or your friends and family-- bring it on.

...he variation of MMI featured in the car. MMI uses [[Media Oriented Systems Transport]] (MOST) technology to interconnect the system. **[[Audi R8 (Road Car)|R8]]

...vehicle and [[engine]] markets, and is near the top for sales of passenger transport and 3.5 ton light vehicles. ...he result was [[Irisbus]], one of the major manufacturers in the passenger transport sector, which was further strengthened by the acquisition of the Hungarian

...was adopted and entered service with the British Army in 1966 as a general transport truck in preference to the FV431, the load carrier variant of the FV430 ser ...the wheels on either side of the vehicle with most grip to drive when off-road. This had the effect of making the vehicle appear to crab (move from side t

...sion called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use. ...osts. Cerberus my close Chrysler's Mopar Performance Division and Chrysler Transport. The union is reportedly opposed to the sales for fear of job losses; the u

...t to the consumer in the form of inflation as transportation costs rise to transport goods all over the country. ...the second Balkenende cabinet for use in road creation and road and public transport maintenance.

...by [[carpool]]s. An HOV or [[carpool]] may be allowed to travel on special road lanes, usually denoted with a diamond marking in the United States and Cana In some regions, buses are allowed to travel on the road [[shoulder (road)|shoulder]] when traffic becomes heavy, but it is often still illegal for c

...e. It was never as successful as its predecessor, but took part in several road races, including a Sahara Desert expedition in 1922. It later became the pr ...ooklands at 112.68&nbsp;mph. Louis Zborowski later used it as his personal transport, and drove it to Stuttgart when he negotiated to join the Mercedes racing t

*2007: [[Subaru Legacy]], [[Ford Mondeo]] & [[Audi R8 (road car)|Audi R8]] *2007: [[Lewis Hamilton]], Peter Roberts (Road pricing petitioner), [[Colin Mcrae]], [[Steve Fossett]], [[Dario Franchitti

...as the first self-powered land vehicle in the United States (steam powered road vehicles had already been used earlier in France and Great Britain). The Or ...e more than a crude curiosity, and no attempts to use it for long distance transport had yet been made.

...litary transport vehicle that could be operated reliablly both on- and off-road in even the most extreme conditions, suggesting that the Beetle could provi ...icle to give it a more aggressive appearance and further improving its off road ability. Porsche responded to both requests, and new axles, revised shocks,

Road traffic injuries represent about 25% of worldwide injury-related deaths (th ...nattentive driving; driving while fatigued or unconscious; encounters with road hazards such as snow, potholes, and crossing animals; or reckless driving.

...railers. Commonly, the term '''trailer''' refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials. .... A large proportion of its weight is supported either by a [[Tractor unit|road tractor]] or by a detachable front axle assembly known as a [[dolly (traile

...in which the car was beaten by a bicycle, a boat on the Thames and public transport, and Car vs. Boat, in which the boat won, but James May would still prefer ===London Race - Car vs. Bicycle vs. Boat vs. Public Transport===

...w two 'lightweights' to be loaded side by side in the Argosy and Blackburn transport aircraft. [[Category:Off-road vehicles]]

...orld_report/en/ WHO, 2004]). In the UK the Department of Transport publish road deaths in each type of vehicle. These statistics are available as [http://w Motorcyclist deaths within England and Wales stand at 53% of the annual road death statistics. Scooters/mopeds up to 50cc only account for 3% of those d

...f [[road]]s to provide information to road users. With increasing speed of transport, the tendency is for countries to adopt pictorial signs or otherwise simpli ...ed into several types. For example, Annexe 1 of the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals]] (1968), which at 30 June 2004 had 52 signatory countrie

...uted throughout the service area, and often located for access by [[public transport]]. ...s (“pods”) stationed in different areas and located for access by [[public transport]].

|author=Department for Transport Article 101 of the [[Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China]] provides hit and run

...passenger transport. The development of the [[automobile]] built upon the transport revolution started by railways, and like the railways, introduced sweeping ...e:Downtown connector daytime.jpg|thumb|325px|Modern [[automobile]]s on the road]]

...s of spare petrol they were usually located on standby at laybys and major road junctions. Until around 1930 control could only contact the mobile patrolme The RAC issued an annual 'Guide and Handbook' that contained road maps of the UK with the location of all RAC telephones marked on it, togeth

...front, making the vehicle more or less cuboid, eliminating unused space in transport aircraft. [[Category:Off-road vehicles]]

...gear, while depressing the left paddle shifts into a lower one. Numerous road cars have inherited the same mechanism. ...nic system for buses and coaches. These gearboxes have a place in [[public transport]] as they have been shown to significantly reduce fuel consumption.

...t unoccupied for more than a brief time. Parking on one or both sides of a road is commonly permitted, though often with restrictions. Parking facilities a ...ndoor and outdoor private property belonging to a house, the side of the [[road]] where metered or laid-out for such use, a '''[[parking lot]]''' or '''car

...arrowly, the term has evolved to refer to the use of such systems within [[road vehicle]]s, in which case the term '''vehicle telematics''' may be used. ...cle for the purpose of exchanging safety information, about such things as road hazards and the locations and speeds of vehicles, over short range radio li

...bbit]]. One should not expect to convert such a vehicle and then use it to transport four full size (or oversize) adults - the cars simply do not have the safe Electric MOPED Scooters are on road vehicles that can typically be operated on a Motor Car License

If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sur * Motor Transport Urban Distribution Vehicle of the Year 2001

...r car and Vincent motorbike, both being restricted to using the A1 primary road, rather than the modern day M1 Motorway. ...ad, which runs from London to Edinburgh and is the longest single-numbered road in the United Kingdom.

...RL Laboratories (formerly Hughes Research Labs) demonstrated the first off-road map and sensor-based autonomous navigation on the ALV. The vehicle travelle ...the ability of unmanned ground vehicles to navigate miles of difficult off-road terrain, avoiding obstacles such as rocks and trees. James Albus at NIST p

...and rugged [[suspension]], popular features in an area with generally poor road quality and large extended families. ...ss crowd,so it shades a part of its image as a workhorse into an executive transport/family hauler

...d in a way that renders them useless as work vehicles (such as lowered off-road vehicles, delicate and expensive upholstery on a SUV...). [[Category:Transport economics]]

...unced [ˈaʊtoːbaːn] in IPA; is the German word for a major high-[[speed]] [[road]] restricted to motor vehicles and having full control of access, similar t ...f the roadway where the car would track straight, despite curvature of the road) speeds on curves of about 40 km/h (25 mph).

...his purpose,<ref>[http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/police/powers/road-traffic/ Road traffic | Home Office<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> colloquially known a ...d can therefore be used to cross the US-Canadian and US-Mexican borders by road, rail, or sea, but not air (this will always require a traditional passport

...n's economy by virtue of the Master Agreement with all significant freight transport companies. ...erations at a time when the core business, still the Freightliner over-the-road truck offerings, was in recession. Former Freightliner CFO Rainer Schmueck

...also acquired the ex-[[Riley (automobile)|Riley]] premises in Widdrington Road, Coventry. ...load with a 24 inch load centre, and with a 9 ft lift height<ref>Coventry Transport Museum</ref>.

...t in 1924 Lanchester built a house to his own design (Dyott End) in Oxford Road, Moseley. The couple remained there for the rest of their life together but ...ed a Pendulum Accelerometer, for recording the acceleration and braking of road and rail vehicles.

...dle or high pressure is required. For instance: Hydraulics, fluid and gas transport systems, presses, fuel injection, irrigation, heating systems,hydraulic lif ...pumps for use in power machinery, refrigerators, elevators, lifts, cranes, road-building machinery, automobiles, aircraft, and other applications, includin

...t in 1924 Lanchester built a house to his own design (Dyott End) in Oxford Road, Moseley. The couple remained there for the rest of their life together but ...t in 1924 Lanchester built a house to his own design (Dyott End) in Oxford Road, Moseley. The couple remained there for the rest of their life together but

...]] to follow a course determined by its driver, except in the case of rail transport by which rail tracks combined together with railroad switches provide the s ...constantly. In EPS the assist level is easily tunable to the vehicle type, road speed, and even driver preference. An added benefit is the elimination of e

...r is about Detroit automotive engineers' general unwillingness to focus on road safety improvements for fear of alienating the buyer or making cars too exp ...t" and "Education" meant the driver, while "Engineering" was all about the road. As late as 1965, he noted, 320 million federal dollars were allocated to h

A '''State Limousine''' (or '''official state car''') is a car used to transport heads of state. It is usually a [[limousine]] or an [[executive car]]. Offi ...businessweek.com/autos/content/aug2006/bw20060814_755945.htm Rulers of the Road] Business Week

..., with a purpose-built motocross circuit constructed on the infield of the road circuit.<ref name=youthstream>{{cite web|url=http://www.motocrossmx1.com/de ...orsport/f1/news/172209-0/public_transport_only_to_donington_gp.html Public transport only to Donington GP]</ref>

...e of the name lapsed but in 1896 it appeared again, this time on motorised transport. ...akes only a single model, the [[Ariel Atom|Atom]], a minimilistic 2 seater road going sports car.

...enge, the car would be racing against a dog sled, the traditional means of transport around the Arctic. ''Top Gear'' presenters James May and Jeremy Clarkson wo ...he Kronos Quartet, particularly the pieces "Lux Aeterna" and "Death is the Road to Awe", from the soundtracks of ''Requiem for a Dream'' and ''The Fountain

==Off-road vehicle== {{main|Off-road vehicle}}

...(or simply '''amphibian'''), is a [[vehicle]] or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water – just like an amphibian. This definition applies equally to any land and water transport, small or large, powered or unpowered, ranging from amphibious bicycles, AT

The '''Land Rover Series I''', '''II''', and '''III''' are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer [[Land Rover]]. The Defender ...ver was outselling its normal car products by a huge amount and so the off-road vehicle has remained in production for nearly 60 years.

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...itted by a set of belts. As with the motorcycle, it also was tested on the road to Untertürkheim where nowadays the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion is situated. ...gano, p.13"/> Daimler and Maybach also used their engine in other types of transport including:

...n network of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, including public transport and major roads and bridges. ...ridge. TransLink coordinates and funds major capital projects on the Major Road Network. For minor projects, TransLink contributes up to half of the costs

...ace on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars. This motorsport is distinguished by running not on a [[Race tra ...o head; time controls at the entry and exit points of towns along the way; road books and route notes; and driving over long distances on ordinary, mainly

...ese ZEV mandates could significantly increase the number of hybrids on the road. ...ies pose any greater risk than is currently accepted for fossil fuel based transport. Petrol and diesel powered transportation cause significant environmental d

If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sur ...anol. Plus there's not enought arable land in Australia to supply our road transport energy needs (not to mention there would be the small problem of nothing to

*[[Transport Canada]] - Canada (trains and ships) ...ce 2004 (however such systems have been available as retrofit kits for off-road SI engines since 1997).

...xclusion Unit, Office of the Prime Minister (UK)}}</ref> The [[sustainable transport]] movement focuses on solutions to these problems. ...he industry is also facing increasing external competition from the public transport sector, as consumers re-evaluate their private vehicle usage.<ref>[http://w

...it interurban systems—some pieces of which survive as local and semi-local transport systems—is provided by historians such as [http://www.erha.org/index.html * Goddard, Stephen B. ''Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century'', Basic Books, 1994

If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sur ...sidiary KPM-UK Taxis.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/2791681/Mercedes-Benz-to-launch-eco-friendly-London-black-cab.html Mercedes

...rew from the US in 1972, the year of highest US sales, due to constrictive road rules, most automatic DSs, being the DS 23 EFI sedans with air conditioning ...young Japanese man from Tokyo who travels to Iceland and ends up taking a road trip across the island in a DS.

...teral illumination with limits on light directed towards the eyes of other road users, to control glare. This beam is intended for use whenever other vehic ...oad users' eyes. As such, they are only suitable for use when alone on the road, as they will dazzle other drivers. International ECE Regulations permit hi

...stionable value as most feature very low ground clearance and conventional road tyres. Many young drivers customise their utes, resulting in many not willi ...i/aseanautobiz/overthai.asp] Pickups are used extensively for shipping and transport, notably the converted ''[[songthaew]]'' (lit. "two row") minibus that form

...n Flyer Coach'''. In the 1960s the company further focused on the [[public transport|urban transit]] bus market. In 1971, the then-financially struggling Wester * '''V''' Viking over-the-road model

...sh magazine "Car" described the sensation of driving a CX as hovering over road irregularities, much like a ship traversing above the ocean floor. ...d and retrofitted with a second rear axle, mostly used for high speed bulk transport such as carrying newspapers across Europe. They are known as the "loadrunne

...ravaners]] and cyclists. He has often singled out John Prescott the former Transport Minister, and Stephen Joseph<ref>for ridicule. ...he pink flamingo, the avocado pear, Stephen Joseph from the pressure group Transport 2000?

...ped mild and moderate injuries.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Thomas J |title=Road traffic accidents before and after seatbelt legislation--study in a distric ...emming from observed finding that following the passage of seat belt laws, road fatalities often did not decrease.

If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sur ...Mercedes-Benz-Viano/25220/1928/</ref><br>'Still more van than MPV. Airport transport.'

;'''[[Hearse]]''': A converted [[luxury car]] usually used to transport the dead. Often longer and heavier than the vehicle on which they are usual ...i-purpose vehicle, a large car or small bus designed to be used on and off-road and easily convertible to facilitate loading of goods from facilitating car

| Aux1 = [[BMW_M3#M3 CSL|BMW M3 CSL]] • [[BMW M1]] • [[BMW M3#The E30 M3 road car|BMW M3]] • [[BMW M5 (E34)|BMW M5]] • [[Porsche Boxster]] • [[BMW | Aux2 = Hammond and May road test mini MPVs as minicabers

|Class = Off-Road Utility Vehicle ...and Rover Defender''' is a British four wheel drive [[Off-road vehicle|Off-road]]

...kson (or one of the other presenters) driving a car against other forms of transport. The challenges usually involve Hammond and May taking the same journey by ...2006.11.13 ( ''In order to qualify for the power laps board, a car must be road legal and be a car. For this reason, the F1 car (0.59.0), Aston Martin DBR9

...wheels. The vehicle reached 10&nbsp;mph (15&nbsp;km/h) when tested on the road to Untertürkheim. *More road vehicles including street cars

...The qualified owners do not have to pay for parking in any city garage or road side parking meters. ...lthough that should be paid by their paycheck. Only government-subsidized road repair seems to be missing in the list of costs (which is affected more by

The course starts on the perimeter road outside the Top Gear studio. The first bend is a fast right-left kink named ...FXX (1:10.7) was taken off the board after because it both failed to meet road legal standards and used [[slick tyres]].

...creation of [[steam power|steam-powered]] [[automobile]]s capable of human transport<ref>Eckermann, Erik (2001). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=yLZeQwqNmdg {{See also|History of steam road vehicles}}

...t would be good to link to, or provide, a table of efficiencies of various transport technologies, say space shuttle, aeroplane, rail-train, maglev, ICE car, HE ...ies pose any greater risk than is currently accepted for fossil fuel based transport. Petrol and diesel powered transportation cause significant environmental d

...=[[BBC Television]], [[Top Gear (current format)]]|quote=Every performance road car that comes to the Top Gear test track eventually ends up in the hands o ...'Top Gear'' Series 10, Episode 5 (11 November 2007) Crossing London/Public Transport Challenge</ref> White Stig has also appeared outside ''Top Gear'' in some o

...s for earlier vehicles separately. The list is also limited to production road cars that: ...d principally for retail sale to consumers, for their personal use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible);

The '''Toronto Transit Commission''' ('''TTC''') is a [[public transport]] authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lin The Otter Loop Shelter on Avenue Road south of Lawrence Avenue West is the only remaining bus shelter from the 19