Road Research Laboratory's million dollar test track southwest of London, is 3 mi long and has form of figure-8; bend preceding long straightaway is sharply banked to permit speeds of 60 mph; on straightaway, vehicles can reach speeds up to 100 mph; 900 ft diam paved central area is being used to investigate large scale problems of traffic control; electronic guidance system.
British use unique test track to do road research
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 168 , n 2 ; p 42-43
1962
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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