What do the English caller a Interstate Highway System?

Question

do they have a Interstate Highway System in england

Answer 1

motorway would be the closest thing to a highway that we've got.

Answer 2

The system is called 'British Motorways'. All of the motorways are prefixed 'M' Hence London to Edinburgh is the M1. London to Carlisle is the M6. Birmingham to Exeter is the M5. Bristol to London is the M4. Southampton to London is the M3. Lonon to Dover is the M2 and the circular motorway around London is the M25. There are other motorways, these generally have a two digit suffix after the 'M'

Answer 3

They are called 'motorways' - speed limit 70mph and undertaking is forbidden unless in slow moving traffic.
They may be 4, 6 or 8 lanes.
Dual carriages ( or divided roads as you say) have 4 lanes -speed limit 70mph
'A' roads are major trunk roads.speed limit 60mph
'B' roads are generally country roads.speed limit 60 mph

Speed limits in built up areas is 40mph or 30 mph

None of your 30 mph & 35mph

Can you correct any of these, my perception of some differences, having live in The States for a while :-

1. In the USA, at an intersection controlled by traffic lights, a driver may turn right against a red light, provided that he first stops his vehicle and checks that it is safe to proceed. This rule dos not apply on “No Right Turn On Red”
2.On interstate roads (motorways) and roads with two or more lanes, they overtake and undertake. IE “pass” either side of another vehicle.
3.Americans drivers are obliged to carry on their person at all times, their drivers license and their vehicle insurance.
4.There are few roundabouts at road intersections. There are, however the ubiquitous and frustrating 2-way and 4-way stop signs where each driver must come to a full stop before proceeding.
5.American cars are not required to pass an annual mandatory inspection and test.
6.If a driver is unfortunate enough to get a speeding ticket, his insurance company is informed by the police, and the insurance company then increase his/her 6 monthly premium. (Car insurance is paid twice annually).
7.Petrol or gasoline as they call it, is very inexpensive.
8.American school buses are painted yellow and are ugly. This is a safe guard to protect school children. (Not the ugliness)
9.Car park attendants are known as Meter Maids
If you are interested I shall e-mail my composed list of many cultural differences between our countries.
10 Most cars in the US have these awful automatic gearboxes, as opposed to the 'manual' or 'stick' shift.

I live in Scotland.

Answer 4

The motorway, or the M1 which runs up and down the country. But without states it's hard to have an interstate.

Answer 5

A motorway, we don't have states just regions, or the four wee countries namely Scotland, Wales, England and Ireland.

Answer 6

the US street replaced into created as a countrywide protection device, no longer a welfare application. It replaced right into a valuable byproduct that it provided the voters the thank you to get around. "whilst President Eisenhower went to Kansas to announce the interstate street device, he introduced it as "the national protection street device." In 1956 President Eisenhower signed legislations installation the national device of Interstate and protection Highways (approximately forty-one,000 miles of roads). "

Answer 7

We don't have interstate highways as such, as we don't have states, just shires. They're called motorways.

Answer 8

Motorways
M class roads
you then get A class which can be duel lanes but mainly single (higher number=smaller rule of thumb)
then B class

Answer 9

Ours is more an inter-city system, served by Motorways and slightly lesser "A" roads.

Answer 10

A motorway I think.