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The lost world of Belisha 02 February 2023
In 1938, a card game called Belisha was published to promote road safety, featuring the sights of a journey across the UK. Where are they now?
A1 and A1(M)
The Great North Road was only ever going to play a walk-on part in London's proposed urban motorway network.
The UK's latest motorway 19 March 2018
The new A1(M) between Leeming and Barton in North Yorkshire is now, finally, nearing completion. It's been a long wait!
The wonderful A1 21 December 2017
The A1 is the UK's longest road, but the part within London is easily overlooked. Here's five things you (maybe) didn't know about it.
All of the A6118
A peculiar road near Peterborough with an interesting history. And it's only a mile long.
Spontaneous Motorway
The unique and bizarre situation on the A1 Micklefield Bypass, West Yorkshire.
What's new
A century of motorways
It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.
Schrödinger’s speed limit
In 2022, Manchester City Council say they reduced the speed limit on the Mancunian Way to 30mph. But it’s not clear if they did. It’s not even clear if they can.
Sorry, wrong number
Road numbering is a system with clear rules. What happens when the people responsible for numbering roads don't follow them?
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Three Generations of the A82
Three roads were built in the space of 200 years, all trying to tame Rannoch Moor and Glen Coe. This is the impressive tale of one of Scotland's most memorable routes.
