The busiest rush hour ever since corona became a thing. It's old-fashioned busy on the roads again.
The corona pandemic has left its mark. There are some negative traces there. However, positive things have also come out of it. For example, the trolleys at supermarkets are much cleaner than before. People no longer cough in your face on the train. Best of all: working from home turned out to be not such a bad idea.
Of course, if you're at home with a family, it's a bit more difficult. Because even though mom or dad ‘not disturbed’ may be, of course it will. But hey, occasionally doing work from home was possible. This is certainly not a problem with today's technology.
Busiest rush hour since corona
Well, that took barely a year and a half, because we are back to square one. Of course, everyone is in favor of working from home, but only when it concerns colleagues and neighbours. That was evident from this morning's traffic. It was the busiest rush hour ever on Dutch roads. Around half past eight (8:25 am to be exact), it was the busiest. There was no less than 759 kilometers of traffic jams.
That is partly due to some accidents that happened. Think of an accident between a truck and delivery van on the A1. On the N331 there was an accident involving two cars and a van. In both cases, the entire road had to be closed. Then there was a truck on the A2 that fell over. A pity, because the device was full of debris that is currently being cleared up, according to Rijkswaterstaat Traffic Information.
It will be even busier
It has been coming for a while that it is getting busier and busier. It was also very busy last year. It was especially fun on Friday, there was more than 650 kilometers of traffic jams. Then there was still a lot of fog.
In any case, the weather will still play a role in the coming period. The weather is going to get worse and worse. It also gets colder. This will lead to even more traffic jams, according to the ANWB.
Photo credit: Volkswagen boot on Premium Omega by @munich, via Autojunk.
Via: NOS.