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====Motorway====
[[Motorways]] are high-speed roads similar to freeways. They are designated with an M prefix or (M) suffix. e.g. M1, A1(M). The speed limit is generally {{convert|70|mi/h}} and there is a [[hard shoulder]].  Emergency telephones are located every mile along the route so motorists with broken-down vehicles can contact the authorities, although this is increasingly being done using [[mobile phone]]s.  Signs are blue with white text for both destinations and motorway numbers.  In general, junctions are given numbers which are displayed prominently, sometimes with a letter suffix, in a small black box on all the signs for any given junction.  Junctions are generally signed one mile before they exit, with three or four further signs as the junction is reached, although on busy urban stretches this first warning can reduce to about ⅓mile.  Cyclists, pedestrians, mopeds, very slow vehicles and certain other traffic are banned.