London Banter - View Single Post - Why is there always an accident at Clacket Lane on M25?

Basil Jet[_2_] · May 4th 10, 11:56 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.rec.driving

On 04/05/2010 10:12, d wrote:
On the radio yet again this morning - an accident at Clacket Lane services.
Is there something particularly bad about the way the exits roads to this
service station have been designed? I've driven that part of the M25 more times
than is probably good for me but I haven't noticed anything unusual that
would give rise to so many accidents but clearly something is confusing some
motorists. Does anyone have any ideas?

My first thought is that "Clackett Lane Services" is media slang for
"the stretch between J5 and J6", and that these are the two junctions
which are furthest apart, so if the number of accidents per mile is
constant, you would expect to hear "Clackett Lane Services" a lot.