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Topic ID 2427
15/01/2007 by csproductions
Accidents over the weekend
On saturday afternoon there was a head on collition at the turn off at the rush green roundabout going to great amwell as a result some one who went to my school has died and today a few hours ago there has been another crash where the hertford heath lane meets hoe lane. Ive only been driving a year and in that time i have seen so many crashes on that road and see that the mercury has tryed to make it safe but what makes me wonder is that hertfordshire highways has spent £18000 to make that roundabout safe and put some lame signs at the bend and the amount of accidents havent gone down. it would be common sence to build a roundabout or traffic lights and even though i hate speed cameras putting average speed cameras on that road would slow down traffic its about time somthing should be done
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Reply ID 34064
15/01/2007 by Donostia
Got diverted off the A120 on Saturday night after 2 people were killed at Little Hadham , very sad .
Reply ID 34080
16/01/2007 by azzza
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Originally posted by csproductions
On saturday afternoon there was a head on collition at the turn off at the rush green roundabout going to great amwell as a result some one who went to my school has died and today a few hours ago there has been another crash where the hertford heath lane meets hoe lane. Ive only been driving a year and in that time i have seen so many crashes on that road and see that the mercury has tryed to make it safe but what makes me wonder is that hertfordshire highways has spent £18000 to make that roundabout safe and put some lame signs at the bend and the amount of accidents havent gone down. it would be common sence to build a roundabout or traffic lights and even though i hate speed cameras putting average speed cameras on that road would slow down traffic its about time somthing should be done
I Quite agree CS. I was also hoping that with the recent re-furb of the Rush Green Petrol Station, they were going to improve the entrance and exit situation to this station, as I find this a most dangerous manoeuvre. Before the Highways and Byways dept undertake such improvements to such roundabouts, maybe they ought to do a bit of research and plan them properly in-line with what is needed.
Reply ID 34093
16/01/2007 by simcut
That road is so dangerous, I hate driving down it, I take great care down that road in particular and I hate seeing other drivers flying down it... :(
So sad that there has been another death, any news item on it?
Reply ID 34094
16/01/2007 by Stan
As i said in a previous post the problem with the Rush Green round about is the speed that people drive around it .. All that money on the traffics lights has not really made any difference to that, so the accidents still happen. Speed cameras would help but again more cost and some people will still speed even with them there. An easy and very effective answer is speed bumps! cheap and they work...
Reply ID 34098
16/01/2007 by Leo Densian
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Originally posted by Stan
As i said in a previous post the problem with the Rush Green round about is the speed that people drive around it .. All that money on the traffics lights has not really made any difference to that, so the accidents still happen.
Maybe the traffic lights are unintentionally to blame? - people putting their foot down to nip through before they change to red?
I'm not aware of the accident details but from CS's post did it happen at the roundabout juction? Given the traffic lights are on 24/7 I could never understand why the road up from Amwell hasn't got traffic light control like the rest.
Reply ID 34101
16/01/2007 by Mad Mick
I come out of H. Heath in the early mornings so am not affected by what i am about to describe: At peak times, and BECAUSE that junction isnt controlled, it can take forever to get out of it, because there is very little if any time delay between A10 going red and Roundabout going green, hence an almost constant flow of traffic, which eventually means that even the most cautious driver pulls out and takes a chance! the fact that those lights are on 24/7 is a bloody farce, the fact that they are there atall i find hard to explain. as previously mentioned if anything i think they make certain people (and i do not exclude myself in this) drive a little faster than they otherwise would to try to "beat"the lights! ridiculous!
Reply ID 34109
16/01/2007 by JohnSmith
I was up on the roundabout Saturday evening. It looked like the accident happened on the B1502 (Stanstead Road) towards Great Amwell. As I passed, I could see a motorbike in the middle of the road. There must have been at least 6 police cars / ambulances.
I find that approaching the roundabout on the A414 from Hertford, the lights change very quickly and sometimes wonder if I've jumped a red light as I look ahead and see the red light after looking right to see that all is clear.
Reply ID 34113
16/01/2007 by csproductions
today saw another accident from the A414 turn off at rush green involving a truck and a car
Reply ID 34279
18/01/2007 by jayzee
I have been to and from hospital and then my freinds house since sunday it was her brother who passed away this week and it hurts me to see her this way as there is nothing I can do to bring her brother back or the outhers that have lost there lives on this bit of road is there a way this site can put a petition together or maybe show this and the outher threads to the council I would hate to lose anouther freind or know of someone else that dies befor there time harry was 17 that is no age at all and it is sad to see his sister who is normally such a happy funny person so sad help do something about this by shouting as loud as you can in wot ever way you can at the council to do something and do it now befor we lose anyone else please[:(][:(][:(][:(][:(]
Reply ID 34283
18/01/2007 by Leo Densian
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Originally posted by jayzee
I have been to and from hospital and then my freinds house since sunday it was her brother who passed away this week and it hurts me to see her this way as there is nothing I can do to bring her brother back or the outhers that have lost there lives on this bit of road is there a way this site can put a petition together or maybe show this and the outher threads to the council I would hate to lose anouther freind or know of someone else that dies befor there time harry was 17 that is no age at all and it is sad to see his sister who is normally such a happy funny person so sad help do something about this by shouting as loud as you can in wot ever way you can at the council to do something and do it now befor we lose anyone else please[:(][:(][:(][:(][:(]
This is indeed a tragic accident, but my initial thoughts are that I'm not sure what could be done to prevent it in the position where it occurred. From the location of all the flowers, it can only be about 100yds to the roundabout so any vehicle heading towards the roundabout would be naturally slowing down, and on a perfectly straight section of road. It's not like further along where you have the bend by the bridge.
I just hope the police can pinpoint the cause.
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