Posted on 01/12/2016 15:36
I have just been reading how crowded UK roads are (as if we did not know)a survey of EU roads with the most congested"pinch points" where speeds are less than 35% of road speed,
1 UK 20,000
2 Germany,8517
3 Italy 5000
Top three UK
1 M25 junc 15 M4 to junc 16 M40
2 Edinburgh By pass
3 Glasgow A8/M8 junc
Posted on 01/12/2016 17:20
Having just recently driven along the M56/M6/M62/M60 I can verify that it is indeed one heck of a crowded environment out there. I used to think that the roads in the South East,and particularly around London and the south coast ,were awful for volume but driving along the A55 in North Wales and along the motorway systems in the North West is getting just as bad. I am somewhat surprised by the gap between 1st. and 2nd on the list and also by the absence of the Netherlands which often seems just as crowded to me as the UK.
Posted on 01/12/2016 18:34
Mind you I have been in some serious holdups on German motorways.
David
Me too, around Hamburg and what about the Periphique, avoid it at all costs. Generally though roads on the Continent are much better than the UK and certainly less congested unless it is a holiday get away.
peedee
Posted on 01/12/2016 18:38
Perhaps worth mentioning that some of the countries mentioned have much larger land masses than the UK which might have an impact as the traffic is more spread out? Mind you I have been in some serious holdups on German motorways.
David
..Munich is /was a nightmare ,worse than M25 on a bad day
Posted on 01/12/2016 18:56
There is no such thing as a good day on the M25 but you are much less likely to encounter heavy traffic on the Continent. I have had no problems driving round Munich. Most days are good days.
peedee
...There are plenty of good days on M25 also ,but the Hype would not accept that
They didn't include M60 where the M56 joins it, heading towards Stockport - should try going through there at about now (15:30 onwards)
JVB66
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