A4008 crash in Hertsmere on 29 December 1981 at 12:50 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A4008 in Hertsmere at 12:50 on Tuesday 29 December 1981. The 46-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity: Slight
Date: 29 Dec 1981; Tuesday, 12:50
Vehicles: 2; Bicycle and car
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 198101LTMKF30
Council area: Hertsmere
Police force: Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class: A
First road number: 4008
Speed limit: 30 mph

Junction information

Junction type: Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions: Daylight
Weather: Other
Road surface: Wet or damp

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
Manoeuvre
Slowing or stopping
Driver sex
Female
Driver age
44 years
Vehicle 2: Car
Manoeuvre
Slowing or stopping

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Cyclist
Slight
Female, aged 46, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 198101LTMKF30 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.