Driving in London: A23 from Purley to Westminster

south to central London on a Sunday morning in June 2011 along the A23 for most parts

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• london
• driving
• england
• timelapse
• in
• britain
• gb
• sunday
• purley
• croydon
• westminster
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• hand
• linksfahren
• south

[CptSchmidt]

Very nice, Toni. Last time I was in London was 2006 but didn't do any driving. Have you moved there or are you just visiting? Great video and I look forward to more of the UK!

[TaGaMeMNoN1983]

@CptSchmidt

I was in London ´06, ´07, ´08 and ´11 , and everytime by car, because it is only 5 hours from Germany and is by far cheaper than by rail. But normaly i prefer railtraveling. In fact my car travelled trough the channel tunnel by rail, what makes it a rail trip.

[aswchris]

what an incoherent road network... If I didn't know better I'd think you were just driving randomly instead of following one "major" road into the city.

[TaGaMeMNoN1983]

@aswchris it seems randomly, but the fist 11 minutes if the video are pure A23 south to north. This was on a Sunday morning by far the fastest option to get in town.

[robcaterham]

Good grief, that was almost my identical commute everyday! Was nice to sit here in New Zealand watching what I used to do twice a day every day!! A much shorter commute these days! But I do miss those roads, I know them like the back of my hand, especially on a nice summers morning like that!

[menkin1]

It is excellent and very atmospheric too, helped along by the music--what tracks are playing?

[harpharpharpharp]

@harpharpharpharp My last should read. "Don't be a 12 year old all your life"

[harpharpharpharp]

This would so enjoyable if it wasn't speeded up. Great video ruined. Calm down. Take a deep breath. Smell the flowers. Listen to the birds. And don't be a 12 year old old your life.

[trikdoutcobalt]

Those roads/lanes look udderly confusing. So different than Canada. Maybe its just confusing because its on the opposite side of the road but there are alot of random curves. We basically have straight road after straight road with slight curves in them lol. And the lights on the side of the road instead of overhead...I can guarantee there would be a large amount of accidents here because of people not looking there and thinking there would be no lights in the intersection.

[Ironcabbit]

Was the video's song written by Prince? It sounds like his style.

[footyball66]

I thought it would be hectic driving into london, but ur suddenly there, not much traffic, and ur next to westminster and it doesnt seem busy. weird.

[MichiZ33]

@ 2:22 is my best bit of purley way =]

[socarboy]

Cool vid, gives a whole new prospective to a Yank who's never driven on the other side of the road!

[BabyBang17datruth]

First time seeing London outside of Heathrow and Gatwick. Lol!