Bank Holiday Traffic

What is it with drivers in Britain. Come what may, the Friday of a Bank Holiday weekend is always a disaster or the road.

The news reports are all saying how bad the roads are, and the tailbacks going on for miles. Only this evening, I think one of the motorway's had a jam lasting around 50 miles. Why ?

The motorways are there every day of the week. It's not as if they disappear on holiday and leave us to fend for ourselves. Maybe it's just we decide to leave our sensible brains at home and get in the holiday spirit as soon as we get in our car.

All cares and safety concerns go out of the window as we pootle down to Cornwall for the weekend in our sandels, long shorts, bermuda shirt and knotted hankie.

If people just drive sensibly, the problems won't occur. Concentrate on the road ahead then you won't need to press the brakes harder because you missed the car in front slowling as you got another round of cheese and pickle sandwiches out of the picnic hamper.

Please people of Britain. We're only a small country compared with some of our neighbours, but we don't need to have all these problems. If we all drive carefully, we'll all get to our destinations in a reasonable time, and won't have the stresses of being stuck in queues for hours on end. It's better to continue moving, even if a bit slower rather than sitting for two hours in the hot sun with kids screaming 'Are we there yet?' all the time.

It's better to be a minute late in this life, rather than a minute early in the next.