What Lockdown Looks Like

This is part of the main A19 road into York, looking in the York direction, and approaching a normally very busy junction. Traffic often queues back from the junction past where I'm stood. At busy times it can be almost as fast to walk into town than travel in on motorised transport. It is about a mile (1.6km) from here into the city centre and traffic can take up to half an hour to get there from here.

Now things are very different. I walked to the pharmacy on Monday last week and decided to take a series of photos around this area to show just how different things are now, in lockdown. No queue at the traffic lights and the only cars are parked on the cobbles outside the houses. I have to say it makes being out and about walking a much pleasanter experience. Now, if we could find a cure for Covid 19, release lockdown and keep traffic at this low level, I would be very pleased indeed!

Ian

[Pat]

It looks so peaceful and clean without all the traffic. I am making the most of the quiet streets by me too however long it lasts.

[Bri]

I love visiting York, but I don't drive in the city unless I have to. I know that road, and I've never seen it that quiet. Nice shot, looking forward to coming up to York as soon as we get back to some kind of normal, but I'll using the park n ride to enter the city.

[Casablanca]

I have never seen it this quiet either! I used to live in Skelton village and walked or cycled into town from there along the A19. I would be happy to cycle it now - much safer!!

[carol white]

A lovely peaceful street scene

[Santina]

we are all in the same boat, cities that seem abandoned, roads that are too quiet, I hope this moment willend soon and normalcy will return

[Sarah Bremner]

Beautiful street.....lovely colours, who could have imagined the peace.

[bruni]

Wishful dreaming, but in the meantime enjoy the traffic free streets.

[Margaret Brown]

Peaceful roads everywhere! Things are so different, I don’t think we will see the like ever again!

[gloria jones]

Almost like a camera trick to take out the beautiful people...:)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

same everywhere

[Pyrrhula]

I do n`t know here . I`m not going to the city. Great shot of the empthy street.

[Babs]

The world is definitely a quieter place these days

[bkb in the city]

Great shot. They have started to lift restrictions here. A little at a time

[Kathy A]

We still don’t have streets like this, some days I can’t notice that Covid has made any difference

[Pigeons Farm]

I enjoyed reading about the differences you observed. The buildings are very beautiful and grand and the street looks almost suburban like.

[Peter Dulis]

Nice capture ...

[Fisher Family]

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Thank you all for your lovely comments, they are very much appreciated.

I have really enjoyed my local walks while the roads are quiet - it is so much more pleasant than normal.

Ian

[Nina Ganci]

magnificent composition, love the clouds on this unusually quiet street. Looks so peaceful and serene
Thanks for sharing this, something unique and special

[Fisher Family]

@ninaganci

Thank you Nina. By the end of the lockdown I should have quite a collection of quiet city scenes!

Ian