Motorists Abandon Cars to Walk Home in Snow
Yesterdays heavy snowfall caused chaos on Shepways Roads with many drivers having to abandon their car at the side of the road and continue their journey on foot.
Commuters travelling home from work on the M20 and other motorways would probably have been able to complete that part of their journey - but as they got closer to home and left the motorway onto the A roads they would have slid to a snowy halt.
Many A roads had not been adequately gritted and as snowfall increased into the evening many drivers had to abandon their car at the side of the road to complete their journey on foot. Sandgate resident Richard Grundy who had to pick up his partner from a late meeting in Folkestone said:
“When I dropped my partner off to the meeting in Folkestone at 7pm it was not snowing however she rang me just before 9pm to let me know her meeting had finished and looking out of the window I could see it was now snowing heavily.”
“We live on a steep and windey hill and driving down the hill was a nightmare as I sometimes came close to sliding into parked cars but not being able to turn round in this narrow road I had to keep going. The main road into Folkestone had several inches of snow covering it. After collecting my partner I drove back home but the roads were increasingly icy and although driving very slowly I was unable to negotiate a downhill corner - the car just kept sliding downhill right past the turning. Others cars following me had the same problem and it was clear that it was too dangerous to go any further by car so I pulled into the kerb and parked up. We walked the final mile, through heavy snow, to get home as this seemed the safest option.”
Pictures of M20 and A roads on night of 6th Jan courtesy of Tom Weatherley
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