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A602 crash in Stevenage on 31 July 2006 at 17:26 involving a Piaggio NRG motorcycle

A Piaggio NRG motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A602 in Stevenage at 17:26 on Monday 31 July 2006. The 17-year-old male rider of the Piaggio NRG motorcycle and the 40-year-old female cyclist were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 2006
Monday, 17:26
Vehicles
2
Piaggio NRG and bicycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.90534, longitude -0.20764, in the SG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stevenage. It is one of the crashes that make up the Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stevenage

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20064100E0337
Council area
Stevenage
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
602
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 March 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio NRG

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Lane or location
    Cycleway or shared use footway (not part of main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Cycleway or shared use footway (not part of main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio NRG)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, on vehicle 2 (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 20064100E0337 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stevenage road accident statistics for 2006.