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ONLY 300 lorries and coaches and 1,6(() cars an hour would be allowed through each tunnel, m order to maintain air quality within safe standards.
They could be driven at 100km/h (62.5mph) in two traffic lanes, taking 30 minutes for the transit between Cheriton, near Folkestone, and Sangatte, near Calais.
Two psychologists advised on measures aimed at good driver behaviour and safety.
Particular road and wall markings aid drivers in perception, distance and speed — as well as creating lane discipline.
They claim that is would be safer than driving along a comparable distance of unlit motorway at night. If there is any trouble — anti-terrorist measures will be taken — a CrOSS-OVer tunnel every 500 metres means that any sector could be closed off.