The A2 - getting busier?
Discussion
Every morning I commute along the A2, from the M2 to the M25.
I cannot remember the last time I was able to do this 13 mile stretch without having to come to a complete halt at least once in the journey. It's absolutely crazy. It's a dual carriageway that's bigger than most motorways (4 lanes for the whole of this stretch), yet it's absolutely rammed every single morning.
Does anyone else use this part of the road at this time, and have you experienced it getting worse over the last few months? I know it will always be a busy road, but it always used to be just slow and busy (40-50MPH), whereas it seems more and more often that I'm actually forced to stop-start for long periods.
Not really much point to the thread, just makes me annoyed that a 4-lane carriageway is still not enough to allow free-flowing traffic. I don't know if it's just getting busier (it's noticeably worse around each of the three Gravesend junctions, where people are joining), or people just can't drive (lots of people sitting in lane 2 at 60MPH with lane 1 clear, or dabbing their brakes because at the bottom of Swanscombe cutting because they cant manage going around a corner and up a hill at the same time).
Bah. Grumble grumble, etc.
I cannot remember the last time I was able to do this 13 mile stretch without having to come to a complete halt at least once in the journey. It's absolutely crazy. It's a dual carriageway that's bigger than most motorways (4 lanes for the whole of this stretch), yet it's absolutely rammed every single morning.
Does anyone else use this part of the road at this time, and have you experienced it getting worse over the last few months? I know it will always be a busy road, but it always used to be just slow and busy (40-50MPH), whereas it seems more and more often that I'm actually forced to stop-start for long periods.
Not really much point to the thread, just makes me annoyed that a 4-lane carriageway is still not enough to allow free-flowing traffic. I don't know if it's just getting busier (it's noticeably worse around each of the three Gravesend junctions, where people are joining), or people just can't drive (lots of people sitting in lane 2 at 60MPH with lane 1 clear, or dabbing their brakes because at the bottom of Swanscombe cutting because they cant manage going around a corner and up a hill at the same time).
Bah. Grumble grumble, etc.
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