Ask Honest John

Most recently answered traffic lights questions
I was driving in the Chieri region of Italy between Turin and Asti last week. I observed traffic lights that had a LED display indicating how many seconds were left before the lights changed. If the lights...
Want to save millions of tons of CO2 per year? Want to improve a car's mpg? Want to save the NHS £M's per year in medication prescriptions for high blood pressure? EASY. Just turn off all traffic lights...
While on holiday recently in Turkey, I noticed that many city traffic lights had an additional signal giving the time in seconds to the next phase change. Our tour guide said this extra information had...
Could you please clarify the position regarding the use of automatic transmission when stationary at traffic lights. I seem to recall your advice given some time ago, was to select neutral and hold on...