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B8000 crash in Argyll and Bute on 31 July 2010 at 16:00 involving a Kawasaki ZR750 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZR750 motorcycle crashed on the B8000 in Argyll and Bute at 16:00 on Saturday 31 July 2010. The 45-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 2010
Saturday, 16:00
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZR750
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.89035, longitude -5.26132, in the PA21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Argyll and Bute

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201097LB32107
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Argyll & Bute

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
8000
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
40%
Estimated chance it was slight
60%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 85 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 February 1981.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZR750

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZR750)

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 201097LB32107 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Argyll and Bute road accident statistics for 2010.