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We're travelling north-east on the M5 motorway and turning off at junction 19. This stretch of the M5 was built onto the side of the Gordano Valley. I-Spy more...the south-westbound lanes, getting higher and higher until they're some forty feet above us. As we drive uphill, there's an extra, fourth lane on the far right, to let faster traffic get past the slower traffic that's on the left. I-Spy where this lane comes to an end. It's clearly and repeatedly signed, but you'll see skid marks where the blind, the careless and the unwary have been caught out.
I-Spy how well everyone drives and how no-one gets blocked. Slower traffic goes at around 60mph on the left; traffic at the legal maximum of 70mph in the middle lane; and in the outside lane traffic often goes at eighty-ninety.
I-Spy a broken-down car on the hard shoulder, on the far left. I-Spy a lorry-load of hay, going the other way.
If you're not familiar with British motorways - as we come down the hill towards Avonmouth, I-Spy the signs for the junction one mile ahead, then again at half a mile. And on the left, I-Spy the helpful "\\\", "\\", and "\" countdown markers: 300, then 200, then 100 yards before the exit.
Ten points for each thing you spot. But then, who's counting?
And finally, you're right, it's Fats again on the soundtrack. less
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