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What does ro-ro actually stand for and why does nobody in the industry say it in full? TEU and FEU get dropped into conversation as if everyone already knows the difference. Tonne-kilometre and ton-mile are not interchangeable and mixing them wrecks every cost comparison. Mode vs vehicle vs network: three words transport writing treats as interchangeable and should not. Interchange and transfer mean different things to a planner and to a passenger. Light rail and tram describe the same vehicle in different regulatory worlds. Intermodal vs multimodal vs combined transport: three terms the industry uses as synonyms and should not. Transit means public transport in America and goods in transit in freight: one word going two ways. Why is it a lorry in Britain and a truck in America while the law says goods vehicle? What is the real difference between Level 3 and Level 4 autonomy? Why are road signs in Britain and the United States so different when the rules are much the same?

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