Motorway madness

For about 3 weeks from mid July and early August, I had to make a daily 200 miles dash to and from work. For some, it was just a normal routine, but for me, it was absolute hell. I enjoy driving, but I dread sitting in traffic jams watching ugly bald men picking their noses. Being a nosy / curious person, I can’t resist the opportunities to discover some motorway romance… However, it always ends in disappointment... unless I decide to turn, which will never happen (Over my dead body!!!).

The M25 is a perfect example to demonstrate how human minds work. It is a very sound idea to divert all the traffic around and not into London. But the mathematics behind it is questionable to put it mildly. For instance, how can you put multiple 3 lanes motorways into a ring road, which happens to be 3 lanes at most places as well??? Where do the cars go??? Do they vanish in the middle lane, or they join then leave at the next junction? Why are they spending millions doing traffic studies and simulations? Is the answer so obvious that it is beyond believe?

I have to admit that it is probably better than nothing. However, what p’ed me off is the way people drive on the motorway. It is so common to see these ‘Mid Lane Hoggers’ and ‘Fast Lane addicts’ occupying the lanes, brake and accelerate in a trigger happy manner. On top of that, you get lorry and caravan drivers who just can’t resist overtaking each other on an uphill slope. What you end up with is a motorway that has occupancy of less than 50% whilst the traffic is flowing, which is very inefficient.

Just like the age old problems with our human society, if we all learn to behave and drive for each other, we will get to work quicker and there is no need to wave our fists in road rage.