14 Nov 2019 Edward McGivern · Prevention of Future Deaths report Berkshire
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Concerns raised 2 Failure of cycle-lane layout to ensure cyclists are visible to left-turning motor vehicles View source Failure of Dover Road layout to safely separate cyclists from motor vehicles View source
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised. 3
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Continue working with SEGRO representatives to promote vehicle priority at nearside cycle lanes and discourage cyclists from undertaking at junctions.
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Review all cycle lanes as part of the updated borough cycling strategy.
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Prepare comprehensive cycling design standards based on proven best practice.
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Edward McGivern · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Edward McGivern was cycling to work on Dover Road, Slough Trading Estate, on 9 November 2018 when his bicycle collided with a heavy goods vehicle turning left at a traffic-light-controlled junction. He sustained multiple injuries and died at the scene. The concern was that the road layout and cycle lanes may place cyclists at continuing risk of being struck by motor vehicles turning left at junctions.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Slough Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of cycle-lane layout to ensure cyclists are visible to left-turning motor vehicles
Wider context from the report “I am concerned that there have now been two collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles at the junction of Dover Road and Buckingham Avenue caused by motor vehicles turning left at the traffic lights, and colliding with cyclists crossing the junction.
There are many commercial vehicles using the roads around Slough Trading Estate, but also cyclists and pedestrians.
The cycle lanes as they are marked on Dover Road may encourage cyclists to ride up the inside of vehicles waiting to turn left at the traffic lights, and they may not be seen by the drivers of those vehicles as they pull away from the lights and turn left, especially during the hours of darkness.
The sharing of the carriageway of Dover Road between bicycles and motor vehicles by means of cycle lanes may put cyclists at risk.
A review of the road layout of Dover Road, including the question of whether there should be dedicated marked cycle lanes, and if so, whether these should be positioned in the carriageway or on the pavement (so that the carriageway is reserved for motor vehicles and the pavement is shared between cyclists and pedestrians, with dedicated cycle paths) may produce a road system which is safer for cyclists.
I consider that unless some action is taken there is a continuing risk of cyclists riding along Dover Road being struck by motorised vehicles turning left at junctions.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Slough Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of Dover Road layout to safely separate cyclists from motor vehicles
Wider context from the report “I am concerned that there have now been two collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles at the junction of Dover Road and Buckingham Avenue caused by motor vehicles turning left at the traffic lights, and colliding with cyclists crossing the junction.
There are many commercial vehicles using the roads around Slough Trading Estate, but also cyclists and pedestrians.
The cycle lanes as they are marked on Dover Road may encourage cyclists to ride up the inside of vehicles waiting to turn left at the traffic lights, and they may not be seen by the drivers of those vehicles as they pull away from the lights and turn left, especially during the hours of darkness.
The sharing of the carriageway of Dover Road between bicycles and motor vehicles by means of cycle lanes may put cyclists at risk.
A review of the road layout of Dover Road, including the question of whether there should be dedicated marked cycle lanes, and if so, whether these should be positioned in the carriageway or on the pavement (so that the carriageway is reserved for motor vehicles and the pavement is shared between cyclists and pedestrians, with dedicated cycle paths) may produce a road system which is safer for cyclists.
I consider that unless some action is taken there is a continuing risk of cyclists riding along Dover Road being struck by motorised vehicles turning left at junctions.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Continue working with SEGRO representatives to promote vehicle priority at nearside cycle lanes and discourage cyclists from undertaking at junctions.
Verbatim wording from the response “Specifically in relation to the SEGRO estate, the Council will continue to work with representatives from the estate to promote the need for vehicles to give way to a nearside cycle lane and to reinforce the message that cyclists should not undertake at junctions at any” Source location Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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PFD Monitor interpretation Review all cycle lanes as part of the updated borough cycling strategy.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Council will undertake a review of all cycle lanes as part of the borough’s cycling strategy update. A comprehensive set of design standards for cycling, established on proven best practice, will be prepared. It is anticipated at this stage, that any resource prioritisation to cycle lane improvements will be assigned according to (a) locations where accidents have occurred and (b) where higher cycling levels exist and (c) to include a wider scheme of cycling improvements programmed to update cycle lanes and aligned to the regular cycle of maintenance, roadworks and improvement. The exact prioritisation criteria will be confirmed once the cycling strategy has been set out.” Source location Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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PFD Monitor interpretation Prepare comprehensive cycling design standards based on proven best practice.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Council will undertake a review of all cycle lanes as part of the borough’s cycling strategy update. A comprehensive set of design standards for cycling, established on proven best practice, will be prepared. It is anticipated at this stage, that any resource prioritisation to cycle lane improvements will be assigned according to (a) locations where accidents have occurred and (b) where higher cycling levels exist and (c) to include a wider scheme of cycling improvements programmed to update cycle lanes and aligned to the regular cycle of maintenance, roadworks and improvement. The exact prioritisation criteria will be confirmed once the cycling strategy has been set out.” Source location Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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PFD Monitor interpretation Segregating cyclists or reallocating road space is not feasible without disproportionate financial investment given the presenting problem and competing priorities.
Verbatim wording from the response “A review of the road layout of Dover Road, including the question of whether there should be dedicated marked cycle lanes, and if so, whether these should be positioned in the carriageway or on the pavement (so that the carriageway is reserved for motor vehicles and the pavement is shared between cyclists and pedestrians, with dedicated cycle paths) may produce a road system which is safer for cyclists.” Source location Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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PFD Monitor interpretation Two cycling incidents do not constitute a collision cluster or demonstrate a systemic junction problem warranting concern.
Verbatim wording from the response “1. There have been two collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles at the junction of Dover Road and Buckingham Avenue.” Source location Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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Concerns raised 3 Unsafe layout or line of sight on the approach to the junction View source Inadequate signs at and before the junction View source Injury collision rate at the junction View source
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised. 4
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Complete an independent junction safety review, including collision-data assessment, and provide a report with proposals for further improvements.
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Separate the secondary traffic signal heads and add guidance markings to direct drivers safely through the junction.
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Refresh the approach road markings and renew the yellow box junction marking.
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Complete the programme of junction sign improvements at and before the junction.
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June Russell · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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June Russell died following a road traffic collision on 2 May 2018 at the junction of the B470 High Street, Langley, and the A4 London Road. The report identified concerns about recurring collisions at the junction and the adequacy of its signs, traffic lights, layout and line of sight.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Slough Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Unsafe layout or line of sight on the approach to the junction
Wider context from the report “I consider that Slough Borough Council should take action to address the injury collision rate at this junction. Some work is ongoing, but this has been the case for over a year. This consideration should include:
(a) Improvements to the signs at and before this junction.
(b) Primary and secondary traffic light heads.
(c) Layout and line of sight on the approach to this junction from the B470 High Street Langley.
(d) It was not clear during the evidence whether the traffic lights in question are LED lights, which may assist in this respect as well.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Slough Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Inadequate signs at and before the junction
Wider context from the report “I consider that Slough Borough Council should take action to address the injury collision rate at this junction. Some work is ongoing, but this has been the case for over a year. This consideration should include:
(a) Improvements to the signs at and before this junction.
(b) Primary and secondary traffic light heads.
(c) Layout and line of sight on the approach to this junction from the B470 High Street Langley.
(d) It was not clear during the evidence whether the traffic lights in question are LED lights, which may assist in this respect as well.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Slough Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Injury collision rate at the junction
Wider context from the report “I consider that Slough Borough Council should take action to address the injury collision rate at this junction . Some work is ongoing, but this has been the case for over a year. This consideration should include:
(a) Improvements to the signs at and before this junction.
(b) Primary and secondary traffic light heads.
(c) Layout and line of sight on the approach to this junction from the B470 High Street Langley.
(d) It was not clear during the evidence whether the traffic lights in question are LED lights, which may assist in this respect as well.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Complete an independent junction safety review, including collision-data assessment, and provide a report with proposals for further improvements.
Verbatim wording from the response “Immediately after the Inquest which took place on 2nd April 2019, the Service Lead for Major Infrastructure Projects at the Council commissioned an independent road safety engineer to carry out a full review of this junction in conjunction with a traffic signal engineer. Those professionals met on 29th May 2019 to discuss preliminary findings. Once the review has been fully carried out, including a detailed assessment of collision data, a detailed report will be provided with full proposals for any further improvements. It is envisaged that this report will be provided within approximately 6-8 weeks, following which recommendations for further action will be put forward for implementation. The report will identify options for the short, medium and long term, to address the road safety collisions at this junction.” Source location 2019-0128-Response-by-Slough-Borough-Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Separate the secondary traffic signal heads and add guidance markings to direct drivers safely through the junction.
Verbatim wording from the response “(ii) Primary and secondary traffic light heads” Source location 2019-0128-Response-by-Slough-Borough-Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Refresh the approach road markings and renew the yellow box junction marking.
Verbatim wording from the response “SBC also carried out a full refreshing of the road markings from December 2017 to May 2018. The road markings on the approach to the junction from High St, Langley were all refreshed and the yellow box junction marking was also refreshed and made new over this timescale.” Source location 2019-0128-Response-by-Slough-Borough-Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Complete the programme of junction sign improvements at and before the junction.
Verbatim wording from the response “(i) Improvements to signs at and before this junction” Source location 2019-0128-Response-by-Slough-Borough-Council
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