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Jamie Finlay · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 17 Dec 2019•Suffolk

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Concerns
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Recipients
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Responses found
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Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
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Concerns and recipient responses

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Report evidence summary

Concerns raised1

  1. Failure of the filter lane and junction design to prevent wrong-side entry into Thetford Road
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctionsPart of recurring concern: Unsafe road design and layout
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

  1. Action

    Review the junction design, layout and potential engineering solutions to reduce opportunities for drivers to turn right before the centre island.

    Stated by Suffolk County CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 23 June 2020.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Position

    The junction is not a high collision cluster, and proposed physical alterations are expected to provide low accident reduction and poor value for money.

    Stated by Suffolk County CouncilDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure of the filter lane and junction design to prevent wrong-side entry into Thetford Road

Wider context from the report

“The design of the filter lane and junction from the A1088 to Thetford Road does not prevent drivers turning right ahead of the bollards, and onto the wrong side of those bollards into Thetford Road. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctions; Unsafe road design and layout.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Review the junction design, layout and potential engineering solutions to reduce opportunities for drivers to turn right before the centre island.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In reviewing the concerns you raise in your report, to take action to prevent drivers from turning right from the A1088 into Thetford Road in advance of the centre island and bollard, Suffolk County Council proposes the following action:”

Source location

2019-0510-Response-from-Suffolk-County-Council-Redacted.pdf
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Published 23 June 2020

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

The junction is not a high collision cluster, and proposed physical alterations are expected to provide low accident reduction and poor value for money.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• As such this is not a high collision cluster site based on 3 or more injury collisions in last 5 years.”

Source location

2019-0510-Response-from-Suffolk-County-Council-Redacted.pdf
Page 1 · response
Published 23 June 2020

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Other statements in published responses

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Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

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    Continue monitoring countywide collisions to identify locations requiring remedial action.

    Stated by Suffolk County CouncilStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 23 June 2020.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Continue monitoring countywide collisions to identify locations requiring remedial action.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In reviewing the concerns you raise in your report, to take action to prevent drivers from turning right from the A1088 into Thetford Road in advance of the centre island and bollard, Suffolk County Council proposes the following action:”

Source location

2019-0510-Response-from-Suffolk-County-Council-Redacted.pdf
Page 2 · response
Published 23 June 2020

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