[E] A-2+AP-2 Zaragoza - Lleida

[@roadsexplore]

Very interesting drive, plan to drive the full A2 between Barcelona and Madrid in september. Nice to see that there are no more tolls on the AP-2. The drive through the desert was very nice, truly a landscape not to be found somewhere else in Europe. Visited not far away the area of Bardenas Reales, was also very interesting. Thanks for the video, greetings from a fellow roadtripper and creator from Germany!

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

Bardenas Reales is a place I would love to visit! It's been on my bucket list for decades. Be careful when choosing AP-2 because AP-7 between El Vendrell and Martorell is now much more congested on weekends and the whole month of August will be a mess. Otherwise traffic is fine.

[@Leudimin]

La AP-2 es literalmente la única autopista que me queda por recorrer en mi comunidad, y lo tengo difícil para hacerla dado que me queda transversal, de hecho no recorrí la N-2 paralela hasta 2016 (y lo logré sin quedarme detrás de un camión, ayudó que lo hiciera en domingo 😆). A ver si algún día la acabo. PD: La próxima semana ya nuevo viaje si no me equivoco. Considero este y el vídeo anterior el interludio entre Madrid y el siguiente viaje.

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

Tenía pensado empezar el próximo viaje la semana que viene pero editar todo el material me está costando más de lo que esperaba así que meteré algo de relleno durante estas semanas, aprovechando una inauguración que ha habido por aquí cerca.

[@hermenegildoc3933]

8:32 that reminds me of a North Korean highway rest/stop that i saw on documentary

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

Wow, that's a long way from Spain! What reminds you of that?

[@davmorax6616]

One thing I find interesting about this highway is that there is a lot of distance between exits 3 and 4 (47 km). Is there any highway in Europe with exits separated by more distance?

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

I don't know. Maybe M11 in Russia. I know for certain that it is the longest distance between exits in Spain. Thanks for the comment!

[@yanibarca]

@@RoadsofEuropeverreme 90km between exits 1B and 4. That's as if AP-7 exit 4 was Hostalric (exit 10) instead of Figueres S.

[@Matz32]

Nice motorway

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

Thanks for the comment!

[@diogorodrigues747]

Una pregunta: este vídeo fue filmado después del anterior? Es qué el anterior ha terminado con lluvia y este fue filmado en un día de sol. El viaje en el desierto es interesante, pero es un poco monótono también. No se ve nada a muchos kilometros de distancia y de noche creo qué es aún más asustador. Aún así, los Monegros no son el único desierto de España: también hay Tabernas, en Almería, ese sí un desierto digno de Hollywood (esta es solamente una pradería arida, semejante a las del extremo este europeo - Crimea y Mar Caspio).

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

De hecho hay otro, las Bardenas Reales de Navarra. Como bien dices, los Monegros son una estepa árida parecida a las que hay en Asia Central. Grabé este vídeo otro día en otro viaje diferente, en el anterior, cuando llegué a Zaragoza ya era casi de noche.

[@dontgetlost4078]

Huh, so French motorways are overengineered? Why is that? How would you describe the US network since overengineered is obviously an understatement? Are there other Euro countries which have overengineered motorways?

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

I think so, they have a very high design speed (150 km/h), many rest areas, lots of emergency access points but very few interchanges, and other features (for example, an FM radio station that broadcasts music and traffic reports 24/7) that do not necessarily translate into better congestion or road safety figures since these are at pair with neighboring countries. Newer Spanish motorways have lower design standards which I think is more sensible given the fact that there are no plans to increase the speed limit to 180 km/h or so.

[@narcisotube2012]

12:06

[@pedrorubiotejero_aka_prt]

Pronto, Cuánto durará el vídeo exactamente?

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

20 minutos :)

[@AEG_WASHER_TURBO_TECH]

Es en el Minuto 40:03

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

Acabo de verlo! Está quedando espectacular.

[@AEG_WASHER_TURBO_TECH]

@@RoadsofEuropeverreme me alegro muchísimo a que a cambiado

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

Great drive! Does this 2-lane Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway (E27) in Japan looks like Swedish motortrafikled standard? And what do you think of it? Here's the full drive: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqWbkKSAlshra9k

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

Hi, Swedish motortrafikleden are usually 2+1 roads instead of 1+1 with 2+2 interchanges like Japanese ones. Also, they are not tolled. Speed limits are also higher (100 or 110 km/h).

[@narcisotube2012]

16:31