Written by I saw a bit of the new drama that’s on a 9pm every night this week – Collision. Apparently it’s about a multi-car pile up on the A12. Well, the signs were genuine, but seriously, the road is never THAT empty when it is daylight.
I know there is artistic licence, but don’t tell me it’s the A12 then fail to represent it properly. Where the hell was the service station they were at supposed to be? All the Little Chef’s have closed down – and the one’s that are hanging on are further north than the implied accident spot which would be just north of the Chelmsford South (A414) turnoff.
I know I sound pathetic by pulling holes in all this – especially as I only saw about 20 mins of the programme, but it’s a road that at rush hour is infuriatingly slow and needs to be made 3 lanes all the way from the M25 to the A14. What they should be showing is how dangerous the constant 2 to 3 back to 2 lanes is. I will reserve judgement until I see more of the programme, but knowing my luck, this week I will develop a social life and miss all the episodes!
** EDIT **
Yes I did develop a social life, or at least didn’t see the remaining episodes, but can catagorically state that it was not filmed on the A12. Also, I question the lack of lorries – they are the most dangerous thing on the A12 and would expect a lorry to have been involved in the accident.