A1178 crash in Hertsmere on 30 September 1981 at 06:30 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A1178 in Hertsmere at 06:30 on Wednesday 30 September 1981. The 58-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity: Slight
Date: 30 Sep 1981; Wednesday, 06:30
Vehicles: 2; Motorcycle and other vehicle
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 198101IUGGF35
Council area: Hertsmere
Police force: Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class: A
First road number: 1178
Road type: Dual carriageway
Speed limit: 70 mph

Junction information

Junction type: Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions: Daylight
Weather: Raining, no high winds
Road surface: Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards: Other object in carriageway

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Motorcycle
Manoeuvre
Going ahead
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
59 years
Vehicle 2: Other vehicle
Manoeuvre
Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Rider
Slight
Male, aged 58, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 198101IUGGF35 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hertsmere road accident statistics for 1981.