14 Feb 2025 Jason Myles · Prevention of Future Deaths report East Riding and Hull
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Inadequate signage warning road users of the hill and sharp turn View source
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Jason Myles · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Jason Myles died at the scene after his van entered a sharp bend at excessive speed, collided with a wall and then a disused cattle shed, and he sustained fatal head and chest injuries. Concerns included a history of fatal and non-fatal collisions at the site and evidence that improved signage warning of the hill and sharp turn might be valuable, particularly when visibility is poor.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Inadequate signage warning road users of the hill and sharp turn
Wider context from the report “Evidence was heard that over the past 50 years, there have been a number of fatal, as well as non-fatal collisions at this site. The road is known locally as “suicide hill”. Evidence from two witnesses that an improvement in the signage to alert road users to the hill and the sharp turn at the bottom might be of value , particularly if visibility is poor and the topography of the road is not readily apparent .
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Insufficient prominence of signage on the approach to the hump back bridge View source
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Dafydd Hûw CRAVEN-JONES and 2 others · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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On 25 May 2024, a Ford Ka travelling at speed over a hump back bridge on the B5012 Cannock Road lost control and collided head-on with a tree, resulting in the deaths of Dafydd Hûw Craven-Jones and Dafydd Morgan Jones at the scene, and Sophie Chloe Bates in hospital on 28 May 2024. The concerns identified were two fatal collisions on this road between January and May 2024, the prominence of signage, and the absence of road markings approaching the hump back bridge.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Insufficient prominence of signage on the approach to the hump back bridge
Wider context from the report “There have been two separate fatal road traffic collisions on the B5012 Cannock Road between January 2024 and May 2024. I have concerns about the prominence of signage and the absence of road markings on the approach to the hump back bridge.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Develop enhanced road signage to increase the conspicuity of the humpback bridge to approaching vehicles.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Collision Hazard Reports submitted by Staffordshire Police in relation to the incidents in 2024 had already recognised the presence of warning signs on either approach alerting drivers to the presence of a hump-back bridge. The existing signs are in a good state of repair, and visibility of the signs was not obscured when the site was assessed on 06/08/2024. However, plans are currently being drawn up to increase the conspicuity of the bridge to oncoming vehicles through enhanced road signage. In addition, the B5012 at Pillaton forms part of the County Council’s 2025/26 routine surface treatment programme and additional road markings will also be installed as part of this planned work.” Source location Response from Staffordshire Highways
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3 Dec 2024 Gary Stephen DUNN · Prevention of Future Deaths report East Riding and Hull
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Insufficient road signage for navigating the roundabout View source Inappropriate signage informing cyclists of the available alternative route View source
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Gary Stephen DUNN · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Gary Stephen DUNN died instantly after his bicycle collided with a left-turning LGV while he was cycling through the Stoneferry Road/Ferry Lane roundabout in Kingston Upon Hull. Concerns were raised about insufficient signage explaining the changed lane arrangements and inadequate signage informing cyclists of an alternative shared pedestrian and cycle path and Toucan Crossing.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Insufficient road signage for navigating the roundabout
Wider context from the report “I appreciate it has been almost a year before this inquest was concluded so the change in road layout may now be more known to regular drivers, however people unfamiliar with the road may also need to navigate the roundabout. The Officer in the Case, an experienced Serious Collision Investigation Officer, raised concerns regarding the signage of 2 aspects of this area of road:
• Firstly, although the road markings which indicate the centre lane can also be used for left hand turning vehicles was regarded as clear, the officer felt there was insufficient actual road signage to assist road users in how the roundabout can be navigated . This was of particular concern as this is a busy roundabout with a build up of traffic and so markings on the road are often obscured .
• Secondly, there is a dual use path for both pedestrians and cyclists as well as the availability of a Toucan Crossing. This provides cyclists with an alternative to using the road. Again, evidence was heard that there was inappropriate signage to instruct cyclists that this route was available.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Inappropriate signage informing cyclists of the available alternative route
Wider context from the report “I appreciate it has been almost a year before this inquest was concluded so the change in road layout may now be more known to regular drivers, however people unfamiliar with the road may also need to navigate the roundabout. The Officer in the Case, an experienced Serious Collision Investigation Officer, raised concerns regarding the signage of 2 aspects of this area of road:
• Firstly, although the road markings which indicate the centre lane can also be used for left hand turning vehicles was regarded as clear, the officer felt there was insufficient actual road signage to assist road users in how the roundabout can be navigated. This was of particular concern as this is a busy roundabout with a build up of traffic and so markings on the road are often obscured.
• Secondly, there is a dual use path for both pedestrians and cyclists as well as the availability of a Toucan Crossing. This provides cyclists with an alternative to using the road. Again, evidence was heard that there was inappropriate signage to instruct cyclists that this route was available .
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PFD Monitor interpretation Install lane designation signs for northbound traffic approaching the roundabout during the 2025/26 financial year, subject to funding and resource approval.
Verbatim wording from the response “movement of traffic on roads”, and to promote road safety, the Council intend to install Lane designation signage for Northbound traffic to ensure that advanced signage is clearer on the approach to the roundabout for all road users.” Source location 2024-0666 - Response from Hull City Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Install signage highlighting the Toucan crossing route available to cyclists on the dual-use path before August 2025.
Verbatim wording from the response “2. Signage on the cycling route” Source location 2024-0666 - Response from Hull City Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation The Council disputes that existing road signage was insufficient to help road users navigate the roundabout.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Council does not accept that there was insufficient actual road signage to assist road users in how the roundabout could be navigated. It is accepted that there were alterations to lane designations at the roundabout in question, this being undertaken on or about January 2022. Following those road alterations to lane designations, “New Road Layout Ahead” signs were erected and remained in place until after May 2022. There is a 3 month minimum requirement to provide advanced warning for new road layout works.” Source location 2024-0666 - Response from Hull City Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation The Council considers existing cycle-route signs and cyclists’ ability to choose the route sufficient despite no mandatory requirement to use it.
Verbatim wording from the response “The start/end and connecting side streets are signed setting out the cycle route. It is understood from the evidence that the deceased cyclist came off the cycle route in order to join the traffic flow on the carriageway. Whilst there was provision of a cycle lane to keep cycles off the road, cyclists have a choice of whether to remain or not on the cycle route. There is no mandatory requirement for cyclists to remain on the dual cycle path.” Source location 2024-0666 - Response from Hull City Council
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27 Aug 2024 Mason John Portman · Prevention of Future Deaths report West Yorkshire (Western)
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Lack of signs advising on appropriate speed or road curvature ahead View source
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Mason John Portman · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Mason John Portman was the sole occupant and driver of a vehicle that lost control on 17 December 2023, collided with several objects and vehicles, and came to rest after tumbling across the A672, causing fatal injuries. The principal concern was the absence of road markings and signs advising on appropriate speed or road curvature at the location, with a request to review the road conditions and consider appropriate signage and markings.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of signs advising on appropriate speed or road curvature ahead
Wider context from the report “During the inquest I heard that Mason approached the location of the collision via the slip road that there were no road markings or signs displayed to advise on appropriate speed or road curvature ahead .
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PFD Monitor interpretation Current junction layout and signing adequately convey alignment and junction details; therefore no alterations to the layout or slip-road speed limit are proposed.
Verbatim wording from the response “In examining and assessing the current situation, we believe that the current layout and signing strategy adequately conveys the necessary and appropriate information regarding alignment and detail of the junction in order to enable the slip road and junction to be approached at an appropriate speed. We therefore do not propose any alterations to the current junction layout or speed limit along the slip road.” Source location Response from National Highways
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PFD Monitor interpretation Calderdale Council is responsible for the A672 carriageway and immediate slip-road interface beyond National Highways’ boundary, including associated signs and markings.
Verbatim wording from the response “I can confirm that National Highways is the Highway Authority for the M62 motorway and the exit slip roads at junction 22. This extends up to the marked timber boundary fence and cattle grid at the interface with the A672. Beyond this point Calderdale Council is the relevant highway authority, including the A672 carriageway and immediate slip road interface.” Source location Response from National Highways
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23 Aug 2024 Amal Mohamed AHMED · Prevention of Future Deaths report Milton Keynes
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Inadequate positioning and visibility of No Entry signage for wrong-way slip-road entry View source
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Milton Keynes City Council National Highways
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National Highways
Install temporary large No Entry signs on A-frames at both sides of the A5 off-slip exit.
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National Highways
Complete a full safety review of the junction against the current Wrong Way Driving: Mitigation Toolkit.
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National Highways
Continue developing enhanced A5 off-slip mitigation options and establish which measures will be progressed, including improved signage and road markings.
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National Highways
Undertake further work to assess junction capacity and whether the A5 off-slip bell-mouth width can be reduced with hatched markings.
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Milton Keynes City Council
Inspect the junction and assess signage and road markings for safety defects.
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Review the junction situation later as part of the planned work programme.
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Amal Mohamed AHMED · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Amal Mohamed Ahmed died at the scene after entering the A5 southbound off slip road in the wrong direction and colliding head-on with another vehicle. The other vehicle’s driver later died in hospital, and a passenger suffered life-threatening injuries. The principal concern was that inadequate, poorly positioned and poorly visible signage and the unlit, wide junction allowed drivers to enter the slip road incorrectly; other drivers were observed making the same manoeuvre.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Inadequate positioning and visibility of No Entry signage for wrong-way slip-road entry
Wider context from the report “The exit point of the A5 "off" slip road at the Little Brickhill junction is wide. The signage indicating No Entry appears to be inadequate as there are two No Entry signs which are widely spaced at the junction. One is positioned to appear to forbid entry to the road over the bridge leading over the A5 and does not obviously relate to the slip road. The second is positioned such that it obliquely faces the road over the bridge and would not be visible to a driver turning right onto the slip road until they had completed the manoeuvre placing them at risk. There is a No Right Turn sign as the junction is approached. There is also No Entry in large white letters at the mouth of the slip road junction, however, this may be (1) obscured by vehicles leaving the slip road and (2) the junction is unlit and was said by a witness as being "pitch black". After the collision attention police officers saw three further vehicles perform exactly the same manoeuvre as Ms Ahmed and attempt to travel down the slip road in the wrong direction. Local residents have contacted police and claimed that it is a very common occurrence for drivers to mistakenly travel down the slip road in the wrong direction. The slip road is long and allows for the build up of considerable speed in turn facilitating what the police describe as a high energy impact. Following the collision, large temporary No Entry signs were positioned at the slip road junction. They were quickly removed apparently because the original signs were deemed to comply with necessary regulations. That seems wholly irrelevant to me because drivers are clearly commonly not seeing the signs because of the large numbers who mistakenly drive the wrong way onto the slip road. In my opinion, consideration should be given to alternative arrangements to prevent vehicles entering and travelling along the slip road in the wrong direction.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Install temporary large No Entry signs on A-frames at both sides of the A5 off-slip exit.
Verbatim wording from the response “Further temporary signing has been put in place at the exit point of the A5 off slip at the Little Brickhill junction in the form of two large 1200mm ‘No Entry’ signs on A-frames on each side of the carriageway (Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD), Diagram 616 No entry for vehicular traffic). These signs are intended to provide mitigation against further wrong way driving incidents while a full safety review of the junction has been undertaken.” Source location Response from Highways
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PFD Monitor interpretation Complete a full safety review of the junction against the current Wrong Way Driving: Mitigation Toolkit.
Verbatim wording from the response “The site visit has informed a full safety review of the junction, including an assessment of the junction against the latest version of National Highways’ Wrong Way Driving: Mitigation Toolkit (v1.2 January 2021). The junction had previously been assessed against the previous version of the toolkit (first issued in 2017).” Source location Response from Highways
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PFD Monitor interpretation Continue developing enhanced A5 off-slip mitigation options and establish which measures will be progressed, including improved signage and road markings.
Verbatim wording from the response “• The site assessment has established that, when measured against the Wrong Way Driving Toolkit, the junction has all the required ‘standard’ mitigation measures in place. However, potential improvements to road markings and signage on both National Highways and Milton Keynes City Council’s network have been identified.” Source location Response from Highways
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PFD Monitor interpretation Undertake further work to assess junction capacity and whether the A5 off-slip bell-mouth width can be reduced with hatched markings.
Verbatim wording from the response “○ Width of the junction bell mouth at the end of the A5 off slip – the A5 off slip and junction bell mouth is two lanes wide. The bell mouth is effectively widened by the concrete overrun area along the eastern edge of the bell mouth. Reducing the width of the junction with hatched road markings may increase the conspicuity of the ‘No Entry’ measures. Further work will be undertaken to understand the capacity of the junction and whether the junction width can be reduced.” Source location Response from Highways
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PFD Monitor interpretation Inspect the junction and assess signage and road markings for safety defects.
Verbatim wording from the response “We received a ‘Report-It’ made on 28 May 2023. The records show that in this case a highways inspector visited the location on 2 June 2023 and made the following note ‘Inspection on 02/06/23 enough signage and road marking on road saying no entry. No safety defects found all below investigatory levels’. This reflects his remit to consider the condition of those assets in respect of safety. A standardised response was sent to the customer.” Source location Response from Milton Keynes City Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Review the junction situation later as part of the planned work programme.
Verbatim wording from the response “We have another ‘Report-It’ made on 21 November 2023 which was made following the incident. The same inspector visited the site again and again found no immediate safety hazard based on condition (of the asset) and highlighted to the resident on 13 January 2024 that we have investigated and intend to review the situation at a later date as part of our planned work programme. A standardised response was sent to the customer.” Source location Response from Milton Keynes City Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation The junction already has all standard wrong-way-driving mitigation measures required by the current toolkit.
Verbatim wording from the response “• The site assessment has established that, when measured against the Wrong Way Driving Toolkit, the junction has all the required ‘standard’ mitigation measures in place. However, potential improvements to road markings and signage on both National Highways and Milton Keynes City Council’s network have been identified.” Source location Response from Highways
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PFD Monitor interpretation Existing signage and road markings appeared adequate under applicable regulations, although illumination might improve the no-entry signage.
Verbatim wording from the response “agree with National Highways that the signage appeared adequate to regulations, although we would suggest that the National Highways no-entry signage at the slip road junction may benefit from illumination (although the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions guidance does not require this).” Source location Response from Milton Keynes City Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation The council has no powers to improve the junction mouth, signage or road markings because these are outside its highway authority functions.
Verbatim wording from the response “The slip road, its junction with the local road, and the signage and road markings at the end of the slip road are part of the National Highways asset and they are therefore the responsible highway authority.” Source location Response from Milton Keynes City Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation National Highways is responsible for the slip road junction, its signage and road markings, so it must undertake related improvements.
Verbatim wording from the response “The slip road, its junction with the local road, and the signage and road markings at the end of the slip road are part of the National Highways asset and they are therefore the responsible highway authority.” Source location Response from Milton Keynes City Council
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17 Jul 2024 Barry John HOWARD · Prevention of Future Deaths report Norfolk
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Insufficiency of temporary road-closure signs View source Failure to position flood warnings sufficiently in advance and visibly before the Ford View source Lack of appropriate warning signs that the Ford is prone to flooding and may be unsafe to cross View source
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Norfolk County Council
Arrange replacement warning signs at locations with missing or damaged signs.
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Norfolk County Council
Install immovable barriers and associated robust closure measures at Shotesham Ford.
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Norfolk County Council
Install improved warning signage at multiple ford locations following site-specific safety reviews.
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Norfolk County Council
Make the ford safe with temporary signs and order replacement permanent signs after theft of warning signs.
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Conduct detailed, site-specific safety reviews of all 47 county fords.
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Barry John HOWARD · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Barry John Howard entered flood water at an unbridged ford on 13 December 2023, after warning signs were not visible, and his car was swept into the river. He was found deceased in the almost completely submerged car on 14 December 2023. Concerns included inadequate and poorly positioned warning signs, delayed or insufficient road-closure measures, and other risks associated with the ford and road surface.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Insufficiency of temporary road-closure signs
Wider context from the report “v. The insufficiency of the temporary road closed signs used and the lack of more permanent measures, in accordance with guidelines, once the closure lasted more than 24 hours. It was only a week prior to the inquest, some 7 months after this death, that action was taken. I am concerned that such lengthy delays to implement safety measures will lead to a risk in future incidents at this and possibly other locations.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to position flood warnings sufficiently in advance and visibly before the Ford
Wider context from the report “iii. A lack of signs sufficiently in advance of the Ford so as to warn road users at times of extreme flooding. The current signs were well within the flooded area on the night in question and I am concerned they would not be visible, especially to those unfamiliar with the road and in the dark, until they were already in the flood water .
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PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of appropriate warning signs that the Ford is prone to flooding and may be unsafe to cross
Wider context from the report “ii. A lack of any appropriate warning signs that this Ford is prone to flooding which may make it unsafe to cross .
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PFD Monitor interpretation Arrange replacement warning signs at locations with missing or damaged signs.
Verbatim wording from the response “As the local highway authority for Norfolk, the Council is responsible for 47 fords across 6,200 miles of highway network. Within days of the incident on 13 December 2023, all these fords had been inspected by the local Highways teams to ensure vehicle users would encounter safe conditions. This initial review identified other locations where roads were closed due to higher than usual water levels, and replacements for any missing and damaged warning signs were also arranged. As a result of these actions, two further fords on the Norfolk network (at West Acre and Caste Acre) were closed and remain closed to ensure public safety.” Source location Response from Norfolk County Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Install immovable barriers and associated robust closure measures at Shotesham Ford.
Verbatim wording from the response “i) As stated above, a detailed safety review of Shotesham Ford has been undertaken and a number of actions have already been completed, with further planned. In addition, regular inspections have been undertaken to assess the safety of reopening the ford on a weekly basis and the results of these, combined with the groundwater challenges explained above, have resulted in the ford remaining closed to traffic. Despite regular complaints from local residents and businesses, this remains the case. Given the longer than expected ongoing nature of this closure and evidence to suggest that the road closed warning signs and barriers were being ignored by motorists, the Council therefore recently improved the barriers, by way of installing immovable barriers, to ensure motorists could not continue ignoring the warning signs and barriers.” Source location Response from Norfolk County Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Install improved warning signage at multiple ford locations following site-specific safety reviews.
Verbatim wording from the response “vi) As outlined earlier in this response, there have been lessons learned from this tragic incident. Safety inspections of all fords in Norfolk were undertaken immediately after the event. Subsequently, more detailed site by site safety reviews have also been undertaken, with measures such as improved signage installed at a number of locations, and even some further road closures where water levels were observed to be high.” Source location Response from Norfolk County Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Make the ford safe with temporary signs and order replacement permanent signs after theft of warning signs.
Verbatim wording from the response “Regrettably, I report that since these more robust measures were installed in July 2024, the warning signs have been stolen on one side of the ford (identified on 1 August 2024) and the local Highway team have made safe with temporary signs and ordered replacement more permanent signs.” Source location Response from Norfolk County Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Conduct detailed, site-specific safety reviews of all 47 county fords.
Verbatim wording from the response “Alongside this initial inspection work, more detailed safety reviews of all 47 fords in the Norfolk network were commissioned. The characteristics of each ford across the Norfolk highway network are different and therefore each ford requires a detailed, individual assessment. As part of this review, Engineers are considering the points you have raised in the Regulation 28 Report and are investigating other opportunities to further improve safety at each ford location.” Source location Response from Norfolk County Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Standard temporary road-closure signs and barriers are generally effective for implementing highway closures.
Verbatim wording from the response “v) The temporary road closed signs that have been used are the standard types of signs and barriers used across the country by highway authorities to implement closures such as these. They are usually effective. As explained above, water levels had been expected to return to their normal safe levels in spring. However, due to wider weather conditions, this has not been the case. Highway users have a statutory right to pass and repass on the highway and therefore a longer term closure requires consultation to ensure legitimate access to nearby properties and agricultural land is not impeded. Planning the measures that are currently in place, which included a localised consultation (given the complaints received that the ford was temporarily closed), was undertaken this spring and the measures installed on 9 July 2024.” Source location Response from Norfolk County Council
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Absence of warning signs for the crest hazard at night View source
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Hampshire County Council
Recommend providing crossroads warning signs, reduce-speed-now signs and SLOW road markings on both approaches to the Spaniard’s Lane crossroads.
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George Robert DILLON · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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George Robert DILLON, aged 19, lost control of a VW Golf while driving over a crest on Lee Lane at night on 18 May 2023 and collided with a tree. He suffered catastrophic injuries and died in hospital on 20 May 2023. The report raises concern that the hazard posed by the crest is not readily apparent at night, even to vehicles travelling within the speed limit, and that warning signs are absent.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Absence of warning signs for the crest hazard at night
Wider context from the report “E. I am concerned that at night the extent of the hazard posed by the crest even to a vehicle travelling within the speed limit is not readily apparent and there is an absence of warning signs
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PFD Monitor interpretation Recommend providing crossroads warning signs, reduce-speed-now signs and SLOW road markings on both approaches to the Spaniard’s Lane crossroads.
Verbatim wording from the response “In summary, after careful consideration, we have recommended that crossroad warning signs and reduce speed now signs together with SLOW road markings are provided along Lee Lane on both approaches to the Spaniard’s Lane crossroads.” Source location Response from Hampshire County Council
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25 Apr 2024 Mr David WELLINGTON · Prevention of Future Deaths report Black Country
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Lack of signs warning road users of pedestrians View source
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Mr David Wellington died at the scene after being struck by a reversing Renault box van while he was a pedestrian on a service road in Walsall on 12 December 2023. The concerns included the absence of a designated pedestrian route, road markings, pedestrian separation, warning signs and a speed limit, as well as obstructions affecting pedestrian visibility and emergency-service access.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of signs warning road users of pedestrians
Wider context from the report “6. There appear to be no signs alerting anyone using the access road to the potential presence of pedestrians within the service road area and no speed limit for vehicles using the service road. In my view this presents a risk of future deaths.
” Source location Mr David WELLINGTON · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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5 Feb 2024 Kyle James GOATER · Prevention of Future Deaths report West Yorkshire (Western)
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Failure to provide sufficient advance warning of the layby View source
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Bradford City Council
Install a Hidden Dip warning sign to alert drivers to the prevailing hazard.
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Kyle James GOATER · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Kyle James GOATER, aged 25, died at the collision scene on 20 July 2021 after a road traffic collision in which his vehicle struck an RAC van and another vehicle became involved. He suffered chest injuries, developed breathing difficulties and then cardiac arrest; CPR was unsuccessful. The substantive concern was that the layby and vehicle turning into it were not signposted or visible sufficiently in advance of the crest of the hill, limiting the opportunity for an approaching driver to become aware of the hazard and reduce speed.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to provide sufficient advance warning of the layby
Wider context from the report “As the deceased was travelling in his motor vehicle approaching the brow of the hill on Moor Road controlled by a speed limit of 50mph, no sign was in place to provide a warning as to a layby situated at the bottom of a dip the road which was unforeseen by the deceased . At the bottom of the dip a vehicle was indicating to turn right into the layby, which the deceased travelling in the same traffic lane was not able to avoid, an inevitable collision occurred and as a result of such collision the deceased lost his life.
Had the layby been situated elsewhere or signposted well in advance of the crest of the hill it is likely that sufficient warning to an oncoming vehicle would have been provided in time to enable awareness of an oncoming vehicle and a reduction in speed from 50 mph.
” Source location Kyle James GOATER · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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PFD Monitor interpretation Install a Hidden Dip warning sign to alert drivers to the prevailing hazard.
Verbatim wording from the response “Following careful consideration of the circumstances of this collision, the Council has installed a series of bollards on the edge of the carriageway (highway extent) to prevent access to the informal layby so that it can no longer be used by drivers. In addition, the intermittent white line associated with an access which spanned the informal layby has been removed by extending the edge of carriageway road marking across it, thus forming a continuous line and representative of a continuous section of highway. Furthermore, a Hidden Dip warning sign informing drivers of the prevailing hazard has been ordered and will be installed at the very earliest opportunity.” Source location Response from Bradford Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation The privately owned land and informal layby are outside the adopted highway network and not under the Council’s control.
Verbatim wording from the response “The land bordering the carriageway is privately owned, therefore not part of the adopted highway network maintainable at public expense or under the control of the Council in any capacity. The informal ‘layby’ which has been created and within which the broken-down vehicle was parked is wholly within this private land. The layby was not created by the Council.” Source location Response from Bradford Council
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16 Aug 2023 Absolom Adolphus Abraham Zephaniah DUFFY · Prevention of Future Deaths report Lincolnshire
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Failure of junction signage to require stopping where visibility of the major road is restricted View source
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Absolom Adolphus Abraham Zephaniah DUFFY · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Absolom Duffy was travelling in his Land Rover Defender when he exited Sand Lane, Saxilby, onto Doddington Road and collided with another vehicle; he died from his injuries. The concern was whether the junction would be safer with a stop command rather than a give-way warning because of its restricted view.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of junction signage to require stopping where visibility of the major road is restricted
Wider context from the report “The B1190 Tom Otter’s Lane junction with the C267 Sand Lane, Saxilby, Lincolnshire provides for the road user approaching from either direction on Sand Lane to give way to traffic on the major B1190 road. There is a restricted view of the B1190 as a road user approaches the junction. To be certain the B1190 road is clear a road user would be required to stop, however the road signage only requires a road user to give way. Would the junction be safer for road users if it displayed a stop command rather than a give way warning?
” Source location Absolom Adolphus Abraham Zephaniah DUFFY · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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PFD Monitor interpretation Regularly assess vegetation at the junction approaches and take enforcement action to maintain maximum visibility and unobstructed visibility splays.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Vegetation at approaches to this junction will be assessed regularly by the Local Highways team, with appropriate enforcement action taken to ensure that it gives maximum visibility and does not reduce the splays when exiting onto the B1190.” Source location Response from Lincolnshire Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Existing Give Way signage will not be changed because junction visibility substantially exceeds the distance at which a Stop sign might be considered.
Verbatim wording from the response “The visibility distance below which a STOP sign might be considered at this location is 90m (based on using 85th percentile speed of 60mph) as specified in Table 2.1 of Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 3.” Source location Response from Lincolnshire Council
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