ADITYA PURI · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 9 Aug 2018•Derby and Derbyshire

Published report and response evidence

This report’s concerns and statements found in recipients’ published responses. Statements are included even where no link to an individual concern is recorded. A link shows an evidence connection; it does not assign responsibility.

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Concerns
1

Raised in this report

Recipients
2

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 2 recipients

Stated actions
6

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Absence of street lighting on the A50
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lightingPart of recurring concern: Inadequate outdoor safety lighting

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.6

  1. National Highways

    Analyse accidents by combining speed and flow data, detailed investigations, and police reports.

  2. National Highways

    Collect and compare A50 traffic speed and flow data with national averages.

  3. National Highways

    Complete detailed investigations of fatal accidents on the A50 section, including relevant highway and environmental information.

  4. National Highways

    Collate and examine A50 road-surface condition information using SCRIM and TRACS data.

  5. National Highways

    Provide the Assistant Coroner with an update on the proposed actions at the end of the six-month period.

  6. National Highways

    Conduct an initial investigation of the A50 section and produce a strategy for detailed safety analysis.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.4

  1. National Highways

    Implementation of improvement projects, including any feasibility-study outcome, depends on funding being made available through the value management process.

    Unable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
  2. National Highways

    The accident patterns identified no highway improvements that could be introduced to prevent future deaths at this location.

    No action considered necessaryThe respondent said that no further action was needed.
  3. National Highways

    The identified accident types would not conclusively be prevented by introducing street lighting, so lighting would not appropriately address these incidents.

    Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
  4. National Highways

    Night-time carriageway visibility was adequate, and existing lining and reflective road studs were in good condition.

    Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Absence of street lighting on the A50

Wider context from the report

“(1) The A50 in question does not have street lighting. Street lighting in this area would be beneficial to prevent future deaths occurring. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lighting; Inadequate outdoor safety lighting.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Analyse accidents by combining speed and flow data, detailed investigations, and police reports.

Verbatim wording from the response

“D) Accident analysis will be undertaken to combine data sources of speed and flow and detailed accident investigation with examination of the Police reports.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 2 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Collect and compare A50 traffic speed and flow data with national averages.

Verbatim wording from the response

“A) Traffic data speeds and flows of the A50 between junction 3 and junction 4 will be collected and compared to national averages.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 1 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Complete detailed investigations of fatal accidents on the A50 section, including relevant highway and environmental information.

Verbatim wording from the response

“C) Detailed investigations will be undertaken on the fatal accidents occurring on the A50 between junction 3 and junction 4 to understand the wider context of the accidents occurring, gathering information pertaining to the highway and its environs.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 2 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Collate and examine A50 road-surface condition information using SCRIM and TRACS data.

Verbatim wording from the response

“B) Road Surface condition information will be collated and examined.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 1 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Provide the Assistant Coroner with an update on the proposed actions at the end of the six-month period.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Highways England commit to providing the Assistant Coroner with an update on the actions proposed at Section 4 above at the end of the six-month period to provide a fuller response to the matters giving rise to concern.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 6 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Conduct an initial investigation of the A50 section and produce a strategy for detailed safety analysis.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We have undertaken an initial investigation of the A50 Derby Southern Bypass Junction 3 (Chellaston Roundabout) to Junction 4 (Toyota Roundabout) Eastbound and Westbound to review the available collision data and produce the strategy for detailed analysis as described in Section 4 below. This was completed on 26 September 2018.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 5 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Implementation of improvement projects, including any feasibility-study outcome, depends on funding being made available through the value management process.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The outcome of the investigations and analysis identified at (a) to (d) above, may require a feasibility study to establish if there are options for changes to the assets (such as lighting) on the A50 Junction 3 to Junction 4 to improve safety. If so, the feasibility study will commence at the beginning of April 2019.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 5 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

The accident patterns identified no highway improvements that could be introduced to prevent future deaths at this location.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Conclusion”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 4 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

The identified accident types would not conclusively be prevented by introducing street lighting, so lighting would not appropriately address these incidents.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The types of accidents occurring during the hours of darkness did not fall into the above three categories. Two of the fatal accidents involved pedestrians, however the A50 has no pedestrian facilities and drivers should not be expecting to see pedestrians in the carriageway. It was only due to other incidents or driver behaviours that the pedestrians were in the carriageway and therefore the introduction of street lighting would not be appropriate to address these incidents.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 4 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Night-time carriageway visibility was adequate, and existing lining and reflective road studs were in good condition.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The next step would be to increase the definition of the carriageway using lining/reflective road studs and/or any other engineering measures specific to the location. Only once all other engineering measures had been introduced or discounted would new street lighting be considered.”

Source location

Response from Highways England
Page 3 · response
Published 25 October 2018

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