Would you make a 3 hour journey by car today?

[JulianCasa]

Trying to decide what to do. 3.5 hour journey across yellow warning areas with a child in tow. Don’t want to let anyone down but also don’t want to get stuck in potential tailbacks or worse.

AIBU - don’t go
ANBU - go!
stay safe everyone x

But this is a yellow warning and during the day. Where I am, we get yellow warnings for wind and rain almost weekly from about October to March - it's just normal weather and nothing to cancel plans over.

I also can't imagine being so callous that my first thought is to blame the parents when there's been an accident

I am having the same problem as I am not sure how bad it's going to be. I'm in W Yorks and meant to be visiting family just south of Sheffield. It's a 90 min drive down the motorway. Gusts of 57mph due later on but I really struggle to work out how windy that actually is. It's just a yellow warning here and very still at the minute but I guess it's working its way up.

I think I'm probably being really overly cautious.

That isn't my first thought. But when you take some breeds of dogs into your home, or load your newborn/young baby into a car, during bad conditions/middle of the night, you are responsible. I think the same of other 'accidents'. I've never forgotten the twins who got out of the unlocked house and drowned. The door was left open by the father after having a smoke. Likewise meeting a man and within months leaving a non verbal young child with him. There's accidents, then there's neglect.

We'll be on the road for about 7 hours today, probably more given lunch stops and a detour I want to make.

@Ponoka7 but it's not neglect to drive in a yellow weather warning. Red, yes, Amber, possibly, but yellow? That's just a normal autumn/winter day for huge parts of the country.

Same. Have to attend a post op appointment but would be happy if the hospital rings to cancel.

Also got someone travelling to stay here, wouldn't be put out if they thought better of it.

I'm in a yellow zone in the NE and there was rain overnight but we've had no wind.

We’re doing over twice that distance on a similar route. If we didn’t go out on yellow warning days we’d be stuck home nearly weekly. Yellow for wind is extremely common across Yorkshire.

A high sided vehicle across the Pennines - probably postpone the trip. A car down the M1, no worries.

Yes and no?

Yes - if it's an important journey and can't be prosponed

No - it's just a play date with the kids on similar.

Also would depend on my car - my DH range rover yes absolutely, sister's smart car, absolutely not.

Do make sure you have supplies in the car whatever your decision and keep an eye out on the weather it's a long journey home if it gets worse and worse.

Hope you manage a safe day

I didn't say it was my first thought. That was the usual exaggerated response of a typical virtue signalling, MNer.

yellow warning is ok surely

Im on the north wales border and not travelling because we’re rural and trees …. If I was near a motorway
it wouldn’t worry me

@Ponoka7 eh? What are you on about? I genuinely thought that your response to hearing about a tragedy was pretty horrible. Sorry if that doesn’t accord with your view of yourself as a caring person 🙄

Im not sure what’s exaggerated or virtue signalling about what I said but hey ho if that makes you feel better, go for it.

I think you are doing the right thing. We are a yellow warning in the West Midlands and the wind on the roof kept me awake for hours last night. Lots of wheelie bins blown over in the street.

My son (15 years) had to go to Birmingham this morning. My husband sometimes drives him and sometimes he gets the train alone. Today my husband has caught the train with him and will walk him to his destination at the other end as we hope that will be the safest combination of travel.

I'm assuming you were visiting family. You would be anxious about the safety of your journey and that's reason enough not to go.

Ask yourself if your relatives would travel 3.5 hours to visit you today. My guess is they would not. (They might be elderly/don't drive etc but the sentiment). If they say the journey would be fine tell them they are very welcome to come to you. (They won't).

I'm considering doing an agency shift 90 miles away in Yorkshire. But not sure it's a good idea.

We are in London and due to travel to another part of London today. Planning to do it but leave extra time because there will doubtless be disruption

Sensible decision. Given that you are going west and also because of those who will travel without making any adjustments to the conditions.

Thinking positively, the weather will probably mean fewer people on the road and you might actually make the journey in less time. A while ago know, by back in March 2018 when we had a snow fall over the country there were dire warnings about not travelling, staying at home, essential trips only etc etc. I was in Liverpool, and it was essential I got home. So I drove through it, and while there was a lot of snow the motorways were clear and traffic light. I did that trip in the shortest time I’ve ever done it, and I didn’t even have an SUV. Just a regular rear wheel drive Mercedes 🤣🤣

Yellow warning is fairly common weather, you need to be more careful and aware of the conditions. That being said I'm a fairly confident driver, if you are less so and you don't need to make the journey, I wouldn't bother. Red warning i wouldn't.

Yellow warning here and I'll be carrying on as normal, just being more aware of changes and unpredictable conditions (branches down etc)

We’re under a yellow warning for wind (South Yorks) and it is currently bright, calm and still outside. Obviously I know things can change but I wouldn’t hesitate to go out at the minute.

Yellow, I'd treat with caution. Be prepared to slow down, consider the exposure/ flood risk of routes if there's options. Make sure there are emergency supplies topped up in the car in case there's issues.

I'm in a yellow zone and it's just a normal range, grim day here. Could be standing water on the roads, car could feel gusts. I'd be looking at the forecast along the route and at destination.

Amber/ red are a different league.

Depends how important the journey was but yellow warnings aren't exactly severe so that in itself wouldn't put me off.