Daily Archives: July 17, 2012

Video: Snakes on a bike

July 17, 2012   simon   No comments

Indiana Jones would not have liked this one: a motorcyclist suddenly sees a snake emerge from behind his speedometer.Just in case that idea is not scary enough, take a look at the speedometer, which is just about to go off the end of the scale. It seems to be reading 250 km/h, which is equivalent to 155 mph. So, in summary, biker overtakes on a single carriageway road doing an insane speed while snake hisses at him from the handlebars. Even Harrison Ford’s stunt double never had to face that.

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M25 to open the hard shoulder

July 17, 2012   simon   No comments

A large section of the M25 in Kent and Surrey will see its hard shoulder converted to become an extra lane, probably in 2014. The 15 mile stretch, between junctions 5 and 7 (Sevenoaks to the M23 junction) is a congestion blackspot at present, especially where traffic from Kent and the Channel Tunnel on the M20 merges with the M25 towards Gatwick and the west. According to the Highways Agency, there will be a consultation process, and then work will start in around 18 months time.
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Local speed limits to be reduced?

July 17, 2012   simon   No comments

Local councils are to be given more powers to introduce 20 mph zones in towns and also to reduce rural speed limits from 60 mph to as low as 40 mph. Road Safety Minister Mike Penning said: “It is vital that speed limits are suitable for local conditions and councils are best placed to determine what these limits are, based on local knowledge and the views of the community.
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New Seat Leon range announced

July 17, 2012   simon   No comments

Seat has shown the first pictures of its third generation Leon, to compete in the Focus/Golf segment.It is based on the MQB platform, developed by parent company, VW, which you are going to hear a lot about. It is a common architecture that will underpin everything from Polos to Passats. VW reckons it is a revolution in car manufacturing and will enable the company to reap vast economies of scale: a figure of 5 million MQB units a year is quite possible.
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