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RTC - focus road about/Reginald Mitchell Way - speeding or fog? Update + Images
During friday's foggy rush hour on 20th November 2010 a neighbour reported a RTC on the Reginald Mitchell Way/John Rhodes Way roundabout.
The accident involved two cars, one rear ending the other, and not reported injuries.
Both cars were travelling over the roundabout coming down from the high street and down towards the A500, and seemed to have met either on the roundabout or just as they were coming off.
Tyre tracks were showing up on the grass verge where one of the cars mounted the curb.
Police at the scene said it was probably down to the fog. But when I arrived on the scene to document the crash for the purpose of campaigning to reduce the speed limit on that stretch of road, it was foggy, but that area was very well lit.
As fire officer Ed Case has witnessed this pass week from his observations from the focus roundabout that a high amount of cars pay no head to the give way, speed reduction zone, or lay discipline.
Obviously this may not be the case in this instance, but it's just a good job that no one was walking on the pavement at the time.
Sorry about the quality of the photos, the fog, the low battery, the rubbish photographer and the cross police lady weren't ideal conditions for taking a photo.
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We saw this collision just
We saw this collision just after it had happened. Again it's another fine example of how little attention drivers pay to the road conditions, weather conditions and speed limit of this road.
This collision was not due to fog. I drove home on Friday night through Biddulph Moor where visibility was down to 25 metres. When I got to RMW, I was pleased to see that the weather conditions were much better closer to home.
Every time I leave the estate, morning or night, I see drivers speeding down the road, straight-lining the roundabout and having very little consideration to anybody else around them.
The weather conditions will get worse over the next few months, not better. The council and highways agency need to be held accountable for the continuing rise in collisions on this stretch of road.
I had hoped that the council would have opted to reduce the speed limit following the installation of the new fire station. How long will it be before somebody drives into a fire engine that is pulling out of the station whilst responding to a 999 call....
Sadly the Highways department
Sadly the Highways department only look at facts and figures.
When I first got in touch with the council in 2008 about the road their first approach was to check the books.
That's why I took the photos last night, not out of some weird pleasure but to support the fact that we have a major problem. IIf anyone wants to shoot some film footage of cars straight lining over the roundabout,cutting up other drivers, speeding , and send it over, please let me know.
It could just be down to poor
It could just be down to poor driving, does not matter what speed is set on the road people will speed and will continue to do so whatever signs etc etc are put up....
The only way to stop them is a speed camera but as those of who have tried to get one know this will not happen until the statistics start involving far more frequent and more serious accidents ,,, this should clearly not be the case but it is!!!!!
we will keep asking for it as we belleive it will cure most of the speed issues, it will however not cure poor lane discipline and poor driving.........
Gordon
Great way to start road
Great way to start road safety week with this crash, but just how can this be solved.
I did think of getting about 20 cars from the estate for about half an hour to constantly exit the estate go round the round about and back onto the estate, going around the mini roundabout to join the queue again - to form a protest. We could own the right of way.
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