Five vehicle smash sparks A500 rush-hour delays
COMMUTERS were caught up in delays on the A500 this morning following a multi-vehicle smash.
The incident - which took place on the Northbound side of the busy stretch between the Etruria and Shelton turnoffs - involved five vehicles.
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The smash, which is believed to have occured at about 8.30am, led to one lane being closed off while recovery took place.
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3 Comments
by Redpitlad
Thursday, March 14 2013, 6:27PM
“qoute..which took place on the northbound side of the busy stretch betweeen the Etruria and Shelton turn-offs!!!
that's lost me? where about is that then...
the northbound stretch of the A500 I drive!is the stoke turn off then cliffe-vale..then Basford...!”
by sausagelord
Thursday, March 14 2013, 5:48PM
“I can't disagree with you Bernwa. However I do think that the d-road is home to some spectacularly bad design when it comes to slip roads - particularly the traffic joining from the MFI roundabout going northbound, where the slip road is short and cannot cope with the large volumes of traffic needing to merge into the main flow.
It doesn't help also that the drivers around here are so selfish, impatient and unprepared. I frequently steel myself on the daily commute for the anticipated drivers who cut me up as they drift into lane one, and then slam on their anchors immediately as they try to get off onto the slip road at the last possible inch.”
by Bernwa
Thursday, March 14 2013, 11:01AM
“Since many motorists joining the main flow of traffic make the assumption that they have a right to merge regardless rather than give way where necessary, I'm surprised this doesn't happen much more often!!”