Motoring Oddities EP5 - The Longest Straight Road in the UK - Lincolnshire

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2 жыл бұрын

#lincolnshire #roads #travel
If you're looking for an arrow straight road to test those high speed vehicles.. the A15 would have been perfect, if it wasn't for the speed cameras.
Today, not only are we exploring the straightest road the UK has to offer, we're doing so in style with a Ford Mustang! I might have taken a little inspiration from a Top Gear episode of yester year..
Special thanks to the Red Arrows display team for their brief appearances.

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@steve5772
@steve5772 2 жыл бұрын
It's the straightest of roads in the flattest of counties, but that's not to say it's a flat road. There's plenty of hills and dips on it that can easily hide an oncoming artic and someone doing an overtake at the wrong moment. That's pretty much the reason for the cameras and speed traps, and it's happened a lot of times. Might be worth adding a bit to the video about this roads terrible safety record. I don't want to come across as boring, I'm a complete petrolhead myself (cars and bikes), but this isn't a road for testing a high speed vehicle.
@neiloflongbeck5705
@neiloflongbeck5705 2 жыл бұрын
Hitting something will only ruin your day and you hit it hard enough that day will last you the rest of your sadly terminated life. Stay safe whilst having fun.
@elainekerslake6865
@elainekerslake6865 Жыл бұрын
Plenty of pile ups on the 15
@ExtremeSpeedMewtwo
@ExtremeSpeedMewtwo 4 ай бұрын
100%. The map makes it look like a really straight road so you kind of assume its gonna be some flat straight haven of a road for speeding. But driving it in reality, the road has lots of dips which go up and down which mean you don't always have overtaking opportunities. On top of that the road has some very slight kinks (on top of the Airbase kink of course) its not like perfectly straight. And of course, the speed cameras are there too. Not to mention HGVs trudging at like 40mph on it stop you from going faster anyway a lot of the time
@SirReginaldBlomfield1234
@SirReginaldBlomfield1234 Жыл бұрын
DO NOT overtake on this road. There used to be an ambulance at caenby corner cafe all day and sometimes a hearse for scooping up impatient boy racer teenagers possessing a shiny new licence. 😁
@royfearn4345
@royfearn4345 2 жыл бұрын
ANY sausage is fine, provided it's English, local and made by a master butcher.
@alandavies55
@alandavies55 Жыл бұрын
We used to have a charity motorcycle run known as the Route 66 run, going from New York in Lincolnshire, to California (Yarmouth) in Norfolk. A pleasant summer run.
@AutoShenanigans
@AutoShenanigans Жыл бұрын
That sounds like a great idea!
@chemicaljuice3078
@chemicaljuice3078 9 ай бұрын
Rather quicker than the original Canonball
@ChrisSidwellSmith
@ChrisSidwellSmith 2 жыл бұрын
I'd argue that the Fosse Way at 200+ miles and almost straight is a contender. It has been broken up with the odd bypass and traffic calming scheme but it is a spectacular straight road. I used to take it from Leicester to Cirencester when working there on a site.
@tomico9154
@tomico9154 2 жыл бұрын
Where is the longest gay road though?
@ducksandcoffee
@ducksandcoffee 2 жыл бұрын
It’s probably the A3, which goes from Wandsworth to Portsmouth, according to this guy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbOUg81krb6xl4U.html
@emmottsi
@emmottsi 2 жыл бұрын
The one leading to the rainbow 🌈
@sylviodante619
@sylviodante619 Жыл бұрын
There all gay
@stamfordmeetup
@stamfordmeetup Жыл бұрын
The driveway leading to your house.🤣🤣🤣
@iangrice329
@iangrice329 Жыл бұрын
I love Linconshire and their sausages.
@potaz7659
@potaz7659 2 жыл бұрын
Lol... " Wish You Were Here" theme music at the end 😂😂. Looking forward to a motorways abroad section 👌
@stanstevens6289
@stanstevens6289 Жыл бұрын
As a resident of Boston (one of the slimmer ones I might add), I can share that one of the town's claims to fame is that the Pilgrim Fathers left from near here, or there abouts, to head off to America. So yes, Boston is famous for a group of people who were desperate to leave!
@helenHTID
@helenHTID Жыл бұрын
Were they the guys that founded Boston Massachusetts by any chance?
@stanstevens6289
@stanstevens6289 Жыл бұрын
@@helenHTID They were indeed.
@SirReginaldBlomfield1234
@SirReginaldBlomfield1234 Жыл бұрын
The ship only got as far as Southampton before springing a leek and had to find another, the name of which we all know.
@paulsengupta971
@paulsengupta971 Жыл бұрын
@@SirReginaldBlomfield1234 Dave?
@prva9347
@prva9347 Жыл бұрын
I quite often smile whenever I go past William Bradford Close in Austerfield (see it on Go Ogle Maps) as they named the street after someone who, as soon as he could, left to travel as one of the Pilgrim Fathers to as far away as possible. They should also have named it William Bradford Far. "Close" might've been a council joke.
@andykilvington1651
@andykilvington1651 2 жыл бұрын
"No wonder we won" Priceless!!!!
@martinjones5560
@martinjones5560 3 ай бұрын
The Fosse Way from Moreton in the Marsh up to the point where it hits Watling Street is 40 miles dead straight with just one minor diversion at Brinklow.
@razzle1964
@razzle1964 3 ай бұрын
“…hosted over 70 airfields. SEVENTY! In ONE county! No wonder we won”. 😅😉✌️
@streaky81
@streaky81 2 жыл бұрын
A15 forms part of Ermine Street which runs all the way from London (somewhere outside Liverpool Street train station) all the way to York - it was the M1 of it's day.
@shand1967
@shand1967 2 жыл бұрын
You should try England's genuine Route 66, the A66 between Middlesbrough and Workington. There are lots of abandoned sections particularly around Bowes after the road has been upgraded over the years. That road in the '80's was a winding country lane whereas now it is a modern dual carriageway. The scenery is also spectacular.
@simaesthesia
@simaesthesia 2 жыл бұрын
I love that drive on the A66, but still one of the most dangerous in the country unfortunately.
@winco68
@winco68 2 жыл бұрын
You’re right the scenery is spectacular but there are still multiple sections of road that have not been dualled both in North Yorkshire and Cumbria. On the single carriageway sections some crossovers have been staggered or the formation altered to improve safety by increasing visibility but it’s still a dangerous road and really needs to be dualled in it’s entirety. And yes only 35 years ago it was a winding meandering country road and it took ages to drive from Darlo to Penrith now it’s really quick providing you don’t get stuck behind a tractor on one of the single sections. You’re taking your life in your hands by overtaking on those sections!
@paulroper4000
@paulroper4000 2 жыл бұрын
I drive along this section of A15 quite often and it's a absolute pig of a road to drive. Although it's straight it's also very undulating making it difficult to overtake slower traffic. Also don't worry about the speed cameras driving along this section of road during the day. If you get above 40 mph you're do well because the amount of lorries and tractors that use this road has to be seen. Not a good road to test your high speed vehicle on believe me!
@g8ymw
@g8ymw Ай бұрын
I think Jon is conning us. A milk float with an overdubbed V8 soundtrack. lol
@MummaBear
@MummaBear 11 ай бұрын
Whoooo. I bet the red arrows weren't cheap 😂
@paulbeaumont2911
@paulbeaumont2911 Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe Scunthorpe got away so lightly!!
@Ingens_Scherz
@Ingens_Scherz Жыл бұрын
Ermine Street. Direct to retirement for any long-serving legionary from Londinium to Lindum Colonia as the corvus fugit. Dulcis.
@Vtarngpb
@Vtarngpb Ай бұрын
I keep finding videos that I haven't seen, and obviously I am not the only one😉
@cpyart
@cpyart Жыл бұрын
It's also known as one of Lincolnshire's most dangerous roads. There's been loads of crashes, usually involving artic trucks and hundreds of deaths. It may be straight but it isn't flat !!!
@PhantomMark
@PhantomMark 8 ай бұрын
As a truck driver myself I can say with some authority the crashes caused by crap driving and mostly oncoming vehicles cutting to the white line or more, causing the other vehicle to drop a wheel in the dirt then be pulled off the road......I can get flat out through those bends fully loaded both directions and stay within the lines, no drama. (most of the truck crashes happen on the wiggly bit near Caenby Corner)
@jfro5867
@jfro5867 Жыл бұрын
The A15 follows the path of the old Roman road (called Ermine Street). Lots of archeology around. Lots and lots of big tractors!!
@thetessellater9163
@thetessellater9163 Жыл бұрын
Surely, this is the Roman road Ermine Street; but no mention of that? (I live near Watling Street, pretty straight too)
@neiloflongbeck5705
@neiloflongbeck5705 2 жыл бұрын
England's route 66 goes from Cumbria to Teesside.
@philt4346
@philt4346 2 жыл бұрын
The A66 aligns to the compass much better as well, and has the character befitting. 20 miles in spud country is morelike the southern section of the Pan-Americas Highway where they invented potatoes.
@simaesthesia
@simaesthesia 2 жыл бұрын
There is a cycle route 66 in East Yorkshire. Shame about the cyclists.
@Dan23_7
@Dan23_7 2 жыл бұрын
My van broke down a while ago near Burton waters, not far from the A15 and RAF scampton. Because of the efficiency of the RAC I was at the roadside from 9.30 am until 5.45 pm I did get a display from the red arrows though 👍🏼👍🏼 I think I’ve said before on previous vids I deliver nationwide so I get about lol I know the A15 very well Now I know it’s famous I’m getting an autograph the next time I’m on it 😁
@DonDon-df5ie
@DonDon-df5ie 2 жыл бұрын
I took my first Aston here and got pulled over for being too excessive with my speed and they were more interested in the car, just got a warning but they still wanted me to floor it off so they could hear the exhaust.
@ForgottenMan2009
@ForgottenMan2009 Жыл бұрын
I've only driven along it once and was surprised how bloody hard it was to drive absolutely straight for that long!!!
@Dean256
@Dean256 Жыл бұрын
Lincolnshire sausage is the best.
@61js
@61js Жыл бұрын
Particularly from Watkins in Grantham.
@Dean256
@Dean256 Жыл бұрын
@@61js oh yes totally agree with you. Kirks in skegness is really good too.
@WardyLion
@WardyLion 2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to that V8 all day!
@adyf397
@adyf397 Жыл бұрын
RAF Scampton has a bow and arrow as their emblem....because that's how it (roughly) looks from the air after the runway was extended and road "bent"around it. Also the A15 starting at Hessle is relatively new, extended when the Humber Bridge opened. If you notice the A15 disappears along the M180 a few miles to link with the original road. Good video as ever
@brucedanton3669
@brucedanton3669 Жыл бұрын
Yes of course between East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, which used to be the not at all liked really county of Humberside. But that is where the Humber Bridge is too.
@leeslade8170
@leeslade8170 7 күн бұрын
Thank you very much for your insight of all motorways very interesting
@10thdoctor15
@10thdoctor15 Жыл бұрын
The road was straight even after RAF Scampton was built during the war; the runway was lengthened in 1956 when the Avro Vulcan lived at Scampton, so the road needed to be moved.
@smithvids7324
@smithvids7324 2 жыл бұрын
Hi another good video. There was a long road in Thetford Norfolk but then they built the A11 on it & around it. That might go in your abandoned roads because you can still go on part of it but the rest they blocked off. If you put in main road south of Thetford on KZfaq. You can see how long the road was. Also if you put in A11 construction from Thetford update. That we'll show you how long it is from the air & show you the old bit that they go around it.
@AutoShenanigans
@AutoShenanigans 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and good info I shall have an explore on google Earth
@burninglion2584
@burninglion2584 Жыл бұрын
"Featuring, The Red Arrows" - Vic to Bob, The Weekenders, 1992
@leopoldbluesky
@leopoldbluesky Жыл бұрын
Meat Festival!
@trainswithnickyt
@trainswithnickyt 2 жыл бұрын
How odd that I've lived in Lincoln now for the best part of 20 years and didn't know that about the A15
@rooramblingon895
@rooramblingon895 2 жыл бұрын
What didn't you know?
@trainswithnickyt
@trainswithnickyt 2 жыл бұрын
@@rooramblingon895 about it being the longest stretch of straight road
@gonkymoukeeper
@gonkymoukeeper Жыл бұрын
As an avid fan of the mind numbingly mundane, I love this channel.
@nickp1548
@nickp1548 Жыл бұрын
Speed cameras aren't a problem. Given that you can never do more than 40mph due to all the HGVs.
@leopoldbluesky
@leopoldbluesky Жыл бұрын
And tractors
@MassiveChetBakerFan
@MassiveChetBakerFan Жыл бұрын
Excellent padding out!
@PiousMoltar
@PiousMoltar 2 жыл бұрын
Nice of the Red Arrows to lend you their services for this video 😁
@kathleencook4674
@kathleencook4674 Жыл бұрын
I've been on the A15 today it's a lovely road to ride on with some fabulous views of the Lincolnshire countryside, re the question of which is the best sausage I've got to say I like them both
@Aima952
@Aima952 Жыл бұрын
The A15 is a great commuting road. It was 80% of my commute at one point and if you get behind a lorry and set your cruise control your pretty much set for 30 mins at a time between roundabouts. The M1 was probably the only contender.
@BostonUnitedFM
@BostonUnitedFM 2 жыл бұрын
There's another straight road in Lincolnshire, between the villages of Frithville and Revesby Bridge, north-west of Boston. That's known as the 7-mile straight (although seems to be closer to 6). P.S. Boston lost it's title of the fattest town
@davidking9707
@davidking9707 2 жыл бұрын
I have driven on that stretch of road. I found it rather pleasent.
@iplayzthegames6968
@iplayzthegames6968 Жыл бұрын
I take the A15 every week but don't think I've ever been past Lincoln. I had no idea
@terrymoore9388
@terrymoore9388 Жыл бұрын
Deffo Lincolnshire sausages
@rogerswift1983
@rogerswift1983 Жыл бұрын
boston, fatest, also strongest leave vote in 2016
@MrLg55555
@MrLg55555 Жыл бұрын
Xenophobic capital of England.
@TheWoodlandhoBo
@TheWoodlandhoBo 2 ай бұрын
Holiday show theme tune 😂 you crack me up
@Welderady
@Welderady Жыл бұрын
I , as a born and bred Lincolnshire lad have to say that I am a Lincolnshire sausage fan ,very much so - I’ve carried one everywhere I’ve been all my life. It doesn’t half make the ladies from other counties chuckle when they say they like Lincolnshire sausage if you tell them that 😂
@whiterabbit1632
@whiterabbit1632 Жыл бұрын
The Lincolnshire sausage is the winner as McDonalds pork patties are in this style...
@RichieRouge206
@RichieRouge206 Жыл бұрын
Lmao the music of Holiday 🤣 I am also a big petrol head so loved the Mustang. Yes, Lincolncestersesershire is indeed very flat indeed.
@Scrubworks
@Scrubworks 2 жыл бұрын
I'll host a pride parade down the A15. Straightest road my arse.
@AutoShenanigans
@AutoShenanigans 2 жыл бұрын
Make it so!
@noelht1
@noelht1 2 жыл бұрын
My wife is from Ukraine. I’ve been there 15 times also used to live there for a few months as well. She is from a city in central Ukraine about 300 km south of Kyiv. One thing that I noticed straight away the first time I went to Ukraine is if you take yourself 50 km south of Kyiv it looks just like Lincolnshire. Flat and sprawling fields. quite honestly if you got dropped there by aliens you would think you were in Lincolnshire if you didn’t know
@Odysseuss.
@Odysseuss. Жыл бұрын
I can quite believe that.
@antonycharnock2993
@antonycharnock2993 Жыл бұрын
Apparently its the same sort of chalky/limestone soil as well which probably makes it so fertile. No wonder its the bread basket of Europe.
@paulspeight8398
@paulspeight8398 Жыл бұрын
Ah theres is a way of telling
@paulspeight8398
@paulspeight8398 Жыл бұрын
If a farmer from Linconshire says i'll like to introduce you to my daugther and wife there be only one women standing there.🤐
@noelht1
@noelht1 Жыл бұрын
@@paulspeight8398 😂😂😂😂
@NorthEastTrailRunner
@NorthEastTrailRunner Жыл бұрын
Lincolnshire sausages every time.
@nervo6321
@nervo6321 2 жыл бұрын
Straightest...and one of the most dangerous, as a trucker there isnt a lot of room between trucks for most of the A15 from Scunthorpe to Lincoln.
@newmmusic
@newmmusic Жыл бұрын
I’ve said it before, it’s not the road that’s dangerous, it’s the twats that over take on it! Get rid of them and we’re all good 👍
@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain
@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 2 жыл бұрын
Another Great and informative video.
@AutoShenanigans
@AutoShenanigans 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, hope you are well.
@sies5580
@sies5580 Жыл бұрын
the romans called it Ermine street. right next to it there are still elements of it and the roundabout at the top end it goes trough that. its kinda cool
@majorlaff8682
@majorlaff8682 Жыл бұрын
Have a look at the Nullarbor, mate, if ya wanna see a straight road. The railway is even straighter and longer.
@no15minutecities
@no15minutecities Жыл бұрын
Aussie's don;t know how to make curved roads, never mind how to surface them properly.....
@g8ymw
@g8ymw Жыл бұрын
Last time I looked, Nullarbor isn't in the UK
@majorlaff8682
@majorlaff8682 Жыл бұрын
@@g8ymw Correct. There's not enough room. Though the Ancient Romans did the best they could from London to Edinburgh,
@suntrespasser9684
@suntrespasser9684 Жыл бұрын
Lincolnshire sausages FTW.
@elelegidosf9707
@elelegidosf9707 Жыл бұрын
Padding the video is entirely acceptable for this subject. It's a road that is long and straight with nothing to see on it. There's not much more you could say about it.
@iancoulson9775
@iancoulson9775 2 жыл бұрын
I love the fact you use "wish you were here" theme to you video 🤣
@PaulFisher
@PaulFisher Жыл бұрын
the adaptation of the structure of Tim (of The eponymous Traveller fame)’s outro is a nice touch, too.
@damianbutterworth2434
@damianbutterworth2434 Жыл бұрын
I used to go from Lincoln to Bristol in my dad`s lorry years ago on the A46. It`s gone all bending now.
@NigelMarston
@NigelMarston Жыл бұрын
I watched to the very end and I must have missed the obvious joke about Scunthorpe
@Speedkam
@Speedkam 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you watch the jazz club. Nice
@PiousMoltar
@PiousMoltar 2 жыл бұрын
The best sausage is definitely the Newmarket sausage, from Suffolk. Well it's technically in Suffolk but it's kind of absurd, it should definitely be Cambridgeshire, it's completely surrounded by Cambridgeshire except for like one road connecting it to the rest of Suffolk. As for which is best between Cumberland and Lincolnshire sausages... probably Lincolnshire. But honestly neither of them are anything to get too excited about.
@adsyoffinch
@adsyoffinch Жыл бұрын
Cumberland sausage, Lincolnshire sausage rolls
@nervo6321
@nervo6321 Жыл бұрын
As an HGV driver the bit from Scunthorpe to Lincoln is very narrow when you pass another HGV coming the other way…there ain’t a lot of room 😬
@d8461
@d8461 Жыл бұрын
And to help they just reduce the speed limit because that makes the road wider lol
@MrGreatplum
@MrGreatplum Жыл бұрын
Not sure if this will tempt me to visit Lincolnshire anytime soon! 😜
@tuatua9029
@tuatua9029 Жыл бұрын
In Boston Aldi it's always Cumberland sausages left on the shelf!
@redboyjan
@redboyjan Жыл бұрын
They also love this amazing brexit there
@g8ymw
@g8ymw Жыл бұрын
@@redboyjan What Brexit? The elites keep dragging their heels
@redboyjan
@redboyjan Жыл бұрын
@@g8ymw 🤡
@AngryAnt0
@AngryAnt0 Жыл бұрын
Wait, how did you escape Yorkshire?! (pls help) A15 is a horrific road to drive, I used to drive/ride it every day, both sides of Lincoln and honestly, I'm so glad I dont have to do it daily. They desperately need to turn it into a dual carriage way.
@davidperkins3621
@davidperkins3621 2 жыл бұрын
The A46. Fosse Way is a lot longer and straighter!
@Roaming50
@Roaming50 Жыл бұрын
Impressive for the UK. I used to drive on I80 though Nebraska. That's straight for about 70 miles. I had my Honda Pilot shake it's steering wheel at me to "put in human inputs" as it thought I wasn't holding the wheel when in fact I just had no need to actually turn the wheel. Stupid car...
@nervo6321
@nervo6321 Жыл бұрын
It might be one of the straightest roads it also one of the most dangerous.
@61js
@61js Жыл бұрын
The drivers who drive on it are danderous.
@popkinson
@popkinson 2 жыл бұрын
Fortunately the A15 goes away from Scunthorpe not to it.
@popkinson
@popkinson 2 жыл бұрын
@@andymerrett it's the only way I'd want to go.
@derekmarshall6332
@derekmarshall6332 2 жыл бұрын
Love the end music. 😂
@AutoShenanigans
@AutoShenanigans 2 жыл бұрын
It's an absolute banger! Thanks for watching :D
@watcherofclassics
@watcherofclassics 2 жыл бұрын
It's "The Carnival" by Gordon Giltrap. It used to be the theme for the travel show "Wish You Were Here!"
@pd1648
@pd1648 Жыл бұрын
Lincolnshire sausage from LOUTH
@ryanharris2305
@ryanharris2305 Жыл бұрын
Whos though. Lakens
@banana_man_101
@banana_man_101 Жыл бұрын
irmland 😼
@pd1648
@pd1648 Жыл бұрын
@@ryanharris2305 It used to be Jacksons but closed now - so Lakings
@nervo6321
@nervo6321 Жыл бұрын
Don’t knock Hull…great heritage and within 20 minutes you can be stood on a cliff top looking out to sea.
@Stephen_Platt
@Stephen_Platt Жыл бұрын
@@ABunchOfSpanners beat me to it 😂
@SteveRood1
@SteveRood1 2 жыл бұрын
Wrong ! The 2003/4 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, was not only the very first Mustang V8 with a Supercharger, a Six speed manual Gearbox, but also the very first Mustang with an Independent rear Suspension !
@andreww2098
@andreww2098 2 жыл бұрын
but, as said in a comment above, not sold in UK
@pauldevenish
@pauldevenish 2 жыл бұрын
Wish you were here theme, that takes me back!
@thomasfrancis5747
@thomasfrancis5747 2 жыл бұрын
B1398 parallel to A15 along Lincoln Edge is a better driving road. Watch out for Caenby Corner roundabout on A15.
@lipsee100
@lipsee100 2 жыл бұрын
The A15 may be the longest road ,but its also one of the worse driving roads,, yeah I also would choose the B1398 over the A15 anyday!!!
@rarevhsuploads4995
@rarevhsuploads4995 2 жыл бұрын
It’s also much more scenic. The A15 is dull.
@robertmoss9468
@robertmoss9468 3 ай бұрын
Thank you Jon for the information on the Ford 🙄. Many year ago our unofficial car club would use the Fens and the like, to test our driving ability and our Brakes. When we recognised another UCCM heading our way, two flashes of the head lights if everything was ok behind you, six if the police were chasing you. God bless the Panda Car 🚔 Toot Toot
@typhoon2827
@typhoon2827 Жыл бұрын
Isn't England's Route 66, er, the A66...?
@sepocon
@sepocon 3 ай бұрын
Retro Auto Shenanigans!
@neiloflongbeck5705
@neiloflongbeck5705 2 жыл бұрын
The best sausage? The one someone else paid for.
@aston-s
@aston-s 2 жыл бұрын
I spent a couple of days at a mental health hospital just near RAF Scamption. Some say the straightness of the road caused me to go mad, others say I was there swapping out every PC on site
@AutoShenanigans
@AutoShenanigans 2 жыл бұрын
Did you try turning it off and on again?
@aston-s
@aston-s 2 жыл бұрын
@@AutoShenanigans it was probably saying that to people that sent me mad
@AutoShenanigans
@AutoShenanigans 2 жыл бұрын
That and any printer.
@paulsengupta971
@paulsengupta971 Жыл бұрын
Did you go round the bend?
@I_hate_Vegemite
@I_hate_Vegemite 2 жыл бұрын
Not quite the 90 mile Nullarbor Straight with no bends on the Eyre Highway in South Australia. Definitely not the same risk of hitting a Kangaroo at dusk either. But even that is only a short straight drive compared to the 159 mile straight drive on Highway 10 in Saudi Arabia.
@StreakyP
@StreakyP 2 жыл бұрын
surely England's (almost) coast to coast Route 66 is Workington to Scotch corner (the A66).
@rogersimmons8788
@rogersimmons8788 Жыл бұрын
A straight road was chosen for Mr Hammond to drive on to keep the accident figures down.
@2760ade
@2760ade Жыл бұрын
He arrived the right way up, and with his trousers intact if I remember rightly, so a definite win!!
@miff227
@miff227 3 ай бұрын
I think the longest straightest fastest road I've been on is the A836 between Castletown and Thurso up near John O'Groats. Is only 3 and a half miles but was deserted, with massive visibility, and no cameras....
@TAZTHEPOSTMAN
@TAZTHEPOSTMAN Жыл бұрын
LoL 🤣I don't eat pheasant food,I love how you endear yourself to your audience
@stringer-ik1pc
@stringer-ik1pc Жыл бұрын
He eats plenty of sausage. Believe me.
@2760ade
@2760ade Жыл бұрын
@@stringer-ik1pc Really? Do you think he is something of a sausage jockey?
@dereksharpe6957
@dereksharpe6957 Жыл бұрын
bomber county is its nickname
@lopon12
@lopon12 Жыл бұрын
Lincolnshire sausage beats cumberland every day of the week!
@user-fz8ep5ey4v
@user-fz8ep5ey4v 2 ай бұрын
Definitely.
@EllieMaes-Grandad
@EllieMaes-Grandad Жыл бұрын
The road went to Brough, to the west of Hessle. It was on its way to York!
@EdgyNumber1
@EdgyNumber1 Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of some of the long straight roads I drove on in New Zealand.... Only much shorter....
@KELVIN4TOR
@KELVIN4TOR Жыл бұрын
New Zealands longest straight is only 13.7km long (8.5mi). Maybe Australia?
@CorradoJohnSoprano
@CorradoJohnSoprano Жыл бұрын
​@@KELVIN4TOR There is a road literally called 90 mile straight in the south of Western Australia
@siteseeing7150
@siteseeing7150 2 жыл бұрын
lincoln sausage, the best
@Astro_Gardener
@Astro_Gardener 2 жыл бұрын
Lincs sausages, always!
@PineappleSkip
@PineappleSkip Жыл бұрын
20 straight(ish) miles in the UK is quite impressive, given there are a lot of towns and fields and houses and stuff there. Sure, there is a 90 mile straight on the Nullabor, which the ‘that’s nothing’ brigade will no doubt have told you, but there is nothing else there. 20 miles is also enough to be entertaining, whereas 90 miles of nothing … well there lies madness. Give me the A15 any day.
@chrisaskin6144
@chrisaskin6144 3 ай бұрын
I used to live in a village called Hibaldstow near the Scunthorpe bit. It was indeed a straight road but it wasn't exactly an "overtakers mecca." There are stretches of the road which - while straight - dipped, and drivers would often pull out into the oncoming lane intent on leaving you floundering in their dust, to be suddenly confronted with an oncoming vehicle that they hadn't seen, rising out of the dip.
@g8ymw
@g8ymw Ай бұрын
Dips that can completely hide an artic (That one just North of Caendby Corner)
@peternewman3487
@peternewman3487 Жыл бұрын
A deadly road in my view. Many years ago I was driving North along it and I started to overtake a car only to find that there wasn’t enough forewarning of an oncoming dip. In my opinion the no overtaking warning markings are not long enough prior to reaching the dip. This was the first time that I had ever driven along this road. I learnt a lesson there and luckily no accident occurred.
@jasinere35
@jasinere35 2 жыл бұрын
majority of the roads around lincoln are straight not many are on hills
@PhantomMark
@PhantomMark 8 ай бұрын
Flat Wastelands ?? We locals call it Bostonistan btw.......Murder Capital of the country, and Lincs Sausage is the best.
@surfblue63
@surfblue63 2 жыл бұрын
I use the A15 when heading to Blyton Park for track days.
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