Another dramatic crash at Woodmere Avenue width restriction

The footage in Woodmere Avenue from earlier this month shows the hatchback striking the first left bollard and being thrown into the air.

A bollard on the other side saved the driver from being flipped over entirely but it came at the expense of a smashed window, according to a resident.

Tim Vigor, who installed the camera which is capturing the crashes, posted on a Facebook page dedicated to the notorious Woodmere Avenue width restriction that the post went through the window shattering glass everywhere.

Watch the latest crash below

The incident is one of countless collisions that have been caught on camera since the summer, as well as before then, with the seven-foot wide restriction first introduced in 1980 and adapted around ten years ago,

Hertfordshire County Council, which is responsible for the width restriction, announced recently it was looking at trialling enforcement cameras in Woodmere Avenue.

Woodmere Avenue width restriction

These cameras would catch prohibited larger vehicles and take away the need for a width restriction. But the council conceded any trial is unlikely until 2023. Meriden and Tudor county councillor Steve Cavinder said he is liaising with council officers on potential shorter-term solutions.

Related: 2023 'far too long' to wait to remove width restriction

Crashes at the viral Woodmere Avenue width restriction have divided opinion. Some have blamed collisions on driver error such as speed or not placing their vehicle correctly.

Others believe the restriction leaves little margin for error and blame its design.

Mrs Vigor believes this dropped kerb being in line with a bollard is catching drivers out

Mr Vigor's wife Tracy, whose home is directly outside the width restriction, believes the positioning of the first bollard that is in line with a dropped kerb is catching drivers out while others have commented that the shortness of the posts makes it harder for drivers to navigate through.

The Vigor's are among those calling for the width restriction to be taken away.

Watford MP Dean Russell has previously said he "does not think it is right" that drivers should be worried about hitting their vehicle. He has been working with the council and the Government on attempting to secure powers to install cameras.