Automotive

The first motorway opened in 1958. The first road restricted to motor traffic, on the other hand, opened in 1923...

The UK has been driving in circles for a hundred years now, and this humble road junction has become part of British culture. Just what is so special about roundabouts?

We'd be lost without them. Find your way around road numbering - how it works, how it was done and how it doesn't always work all that well.

The engineering marvel of its day, much altered and maligned ever since: this is the original Mersey Tunnel in all its glory.

From Zebra to Pelican and beyond: the comprehensive history of the development of the humble pedestrian crossing.