The drive back was quite smooth. It took 3 hours to drive from Calais in France to Holland via Belgium. As I said there was no traffic jam along the way except for some slow traffic in Belgium and Holland because of snow and falling hails. Road speed limit in France Motorways is 130 km/h and 120 km/h in both Belgium and Holland. Roads can be quite slippery and one need to be quite alert as car pile up could easily occur in this condition.
Roads here are well built, the tarmacs are quite porous which allow water to move to the side quickly. This is to prevent stranded water on the Motorway that can cause what is term ‘hydroplaning’ which is a common cause of accidents in Brunei when it rains. Hydroplaning or aquaplaning by a road vehicle occurs when a layer of water builds between the rubber tires of the vehicle and the road surface, leading to the loss of traction and thus preventing the vehicle from responding to steering, braking or accelerating. Highway engineers often mitigate hydroplaning through measures which allow water to drain readily from the road. Here’s our short video of our drive back, you can see the hails and snow starting to build up on the road quickly.
The drive back was quite smooth. It took 3 hours to drive from Calais in France to Holland via Belgium. As I said there was no traffic jam along the way except for some slow traffic in Belgium and Holland because of snow and falling hails. Road speed limit in France Motorways is 130 km/h and 120 km/h in both Belgium and Holland. Roads can be quite slippery and one need to be quite alert as car pile up could easily occur in this condition.
Roads here are well built, the tarmacs are quite porous which allow water to move to the side quickly. This is to prevent stranded water on the Motorway that can cause what is term ‘hydroplaning’ which is a common cause of accidents in Brunei when it rains. Hydroplaning or aquaplaning by a road vehicle occurs when a layer of water builds between the rubber tires of the vehicle and the road surface, leading to the loss of traction and thus preventing the vehicle from responding to steering, braking or accelerating. Highway engineers often mitigate hydroplaning through measures which allow water to drain readily from the road. Here’s our short video of our drive back, you can see the hails and snow starting to build up on the road quickly.
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