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title: "10 Motorway Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Motorway quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Motorway sayings and thoughts."
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> [I was a bit disappointed to discover that the French Riviera seems to have a large motorway running along the edge of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-worsley/i-was-a-bit-disappointed-to-discover-that-the-french-riviera-seems-to/)

[Lucy Worsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-worsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/296/lucy-worsley-5457_disappointed_i-was-a-bit-disappointed-to-discover-tha_2213728.jpg)

> [The motorway network helps bind Britain together. It remains an extraordinary achievement, making a huge contribution to our economy and our way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-adonis-baron-adonis/the-motorway-network-helps-bind-britain-together-it-remains-an/)

[Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-adonis-baron-adonis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/andrew-adonis-baron-adonis-593_achievement_the-motorway-network-helps-bind-britain_255850.jpg)

> [“There wasn’t much to coo at when driving along a post-apocalyptic motorway. A stalled vehicle here, a mini pile-up there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-simmons/there-wasn-t-much-to-coo-at-when-driving-along-a-post-apocalyptic/)

[Wayne Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-simmons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/wayne-simmons-63817_quote_there-wasn-t-much-to-coo-at-when-driving_1415739.jpg)

> [I love touring. Not just the shows, I love hotels. I love motorway services at three o'clock in the morning. I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-skinner/i-love-touring-not-just-the-shows-i-love-hotels-i-love-motorway/)

[Frank Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-skinner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/frank-skinner-4400_car_i-love-touring-not-just-the-shows-i-love_3208562.png)

> [I can do the equivalent of 150 miles per hour and not get stopped. I could quite happily pursue people down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-kay/i-can-do-the-equivalent-of-150-miles-per-hour-and-not-get-stopped-i/)

[Jay Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-kay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/jay-kay-15179_helicopters_i-can-do-the-equivalent-of-150-miles-per_1304501.jpg)

> [He had about the same life expectancy as a three legged hedgehog on a six lane motorway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/he-had-about-the-same-life-expectancy-as-a-three-legged-hedgehog-on-a/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/terry-pratchett-19_expectancy_he-had-about-the-same-life-expectancy-as_2888805.jpg)

> [From 1997 when we came in, you guys and the public bought seven million more cars. You didn't get rid of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/from-1997-when-we-came-in-you-guys-and-the-public-bought-seven/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/john-prescott-14667_bought_from-1997-when-we-came-in-you-guys-and-t_139402.jpg)

> [To have some idea what it's like, stand in the outside lane of a motorway, get your mate to drive his car…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-boycott/to-have-some-idea-what-it-s-like-stand-in-the-outside-lane-of-a/)

[Geoffrey Boycott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-boycott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/geoffrey-boycott-19649_athlete_to-have-some-idea-what-it-s-like-stand-i_3074719.jpg)

> [I drove to Oxford with my van full of petrol and tin cans, as I didn't know there were service stations on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/i-drove-to-oxford-with-my-van-full-of-petrol-and-tin-cans-as-i-didn-t/)

[Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/jeanette-winterson-166_drove_i-drove-to-oxford-with-my-van-full-of-pe_127548.jpg)

> [“Who was the mad bastard who taught you to drive?’ he asked, holding on tight as they swerved in and out between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesb/who-was-the-mad-bastard-who-taught-you-to-drive-he-asked-holding-on/)

[Jo Nesbø](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/jo-nesb-2258_taught-drive_who-was-the-mad-bastard-who-taught-you-t_2744329.jpg)

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