London Road in Loudwater closed after collision

1:22pm Friday 28th September 2012 in News By Rebecca Cain

London Road closed after collision London Road closed after collision

THE London Road in Loudwater is closed after a collision between a car and a motorbike.

Police said at 12.52pm they were called to the A40 in London Road, Loudwater.

The road is expected to be closed for at least the next hour, police said.

There are reports traffic is queuing and the collision happened by the Shell Garage near the junction with Hammersley Lane.

Comments(13)

tigeran says...
1:35pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Probably another motorcyclist who thinks they immune to the rules of the road.

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bonkers2010 says...
1:56pm Fri 28 Sep 12

My son rides a motorbike and keeps to the rules . i would think it would be wrong to make assumptions . he has been knocked of his bike twice by cars not giving him enough room . and even though he wears hi vi's they dont see him till the last second . on numerous occasions i have been crossing the road by the crossing in question and been nearly knocked over by cars trying to jump the lights lets hope who ever was to blame that both parties are ok but i should imagine if they have closed the road it could be quite bad . the roads are wet atm and the leaves are falling . not a good mixture for motorbikes and the pot holes along the london road are still there . it could of been for several reasons.

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Stalemate says...
2:10pm Fri 28 Sep 12

bonkers, what do you mean "not giving him enough room"?

Wouldn't it be nice if motorcyclists had lane discipline and wait in a stationary queue of traffic, in single file, like everyone else?

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john_b says...
2:11pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Yes - do not assume it was the motorcyclist's fault - motorcyclists are more often better on the road than those that exclusively drive cars.
Many car drivers get annoyed with bikers as bikers have more opportunity to avoid traffic; then make unfounded statements about bikers 'being immune to road rules' etc.
I hope no one was hurt in this collision.

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Darren Hayday says...
2:12pm Fri 28 Sep 12

tigeran wrote:
Probably another motorcyclist who thinks they immune to the rules of the road.
I drive cars and also ride motorbikes and although I have seen some fools riding bikes very fast and dangerously I can tell you that there are many more fools driving in cars/van’s/buses and lorries that will actually cause more accidents and unfortunately the riders pay for those mistakes with their life’s or being very seriously injured.

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john_b says...
2:15pm Fri 28 Sep 12

It is absolutely legal and perfectly reasonable for bikers to pass traffic on either side. It is unreasonable for other road users to block this access. There are some bikers that 'take the mick', just as there are car drivers that do the same. It is silly to expect bikers to sit in traffic like cars when they have room to pass.

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Maxer says...
2:29pm Fri 28 Sep 12

tigeran wrote:
Probably another motorcyclist who thinks they immune to the rules of the road.
What a daft comment to make before the circumstances of this particular accident are known.

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church11 says...
2:32pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Darren Hayday wrote:
tigeran wrote:
Probably another motorcyclist who thinks they immune to the rules of the road.
I drive cars and also ride motorbikes and although I have seen some fools riding bikes very fast and dangerously I can tell you that there are many more fools driving in cars/van’s/buses and lorries that will actually cause more accidents and unfortunately the riders pay for those mistakes with their life’s or being very seriously injured.
I second that comment, there are some crazy drivers around these days, bikes and cars.

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Maxer says...
2:34pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Stalemate wrote:
bonkers, what do you mean "not giving him enough room"?

Wouldn't it be nice if motorcyclists had lane discipline and wait in a stationary queue of traffic, in single file, like everyone else?
It's called filtering, and it's legal (but sometimes hazardous).

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bonkers2010 says...
3:39pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Stalemate wrote:
bonkers, what do you mean "not giving him enough room"?

Wouldn't it be nice if motorcyclists had lane discipline and wait in a stationary queue of traffic, in single file, like everyone else?
der a car is wider than a motorbike . cars try to take over my sons motorbike he is then forced towards the curb . not enough room lol

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bonkers2010 says...
3:56pm Fri 28 Sep 12

to add to that a 50cc mobed/motorbike or a 125 has restrictions on the speed some car drivers get fed up of slow bikes . most small bikes sound very fast but are actually not as fast as cars . my daughters friend rides a 50cc and cant do more than 30 mph .

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damienbenson says...
12:53pm Sat 29 Sep 12

What an idiotic response! assuming it was the motorcyclists fault! My dad rides harleys and has been knocked off by cars drivers a couple of times! He was even knocked off by someone driving and reading at the same time whilst driving a range rover!! Does that sound like a responsible car driver to you??????

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YorksDavey says...
8:56pm Sat 29 Sep 12

N.A.F.O.F.F.
Never assume, find out facts first.

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