One problem with test-driving prototypes and mule cars is that rival manufacturers, and the motoring press, can more easily get wind of new models.

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Also drink-driving is a much bigger problem there.

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"Formula One engineers - like many engineers - really have a driving spirit about problem solving, " said Katie Maggs, curator of the exhibition, titled Fast Forward: 20 ways F1 is changing our world.

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The problem is so deadly that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has placed substance-impaired driving on its annual Most Wanted List highlighting the most critical changes needed to reduce transportation accidents and save lives.

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