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Brendan Owain Ryan · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 18 Dec 2014•Powys, Bridgend and Glamorgan Valleys

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Concerns
3

Raised in this report

Recipients
3

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 3 recipients

Stated actions
5

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised3

  1. Unusually high number of collisions at a particular road location
  2. Excessive vehicle speeds at or near the collision location
  3. Excessive vehicle speeds on bends at the road location
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate control of vehicle loss-of-control risks on hazardous road sectionsPart of recurring concern: Inadequate speed control at hazardous road locationsPart of recurring concern: Uncontrolled collision risks at hazardous road bends
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.5

  1. Action

    Erect additional series-of-bends warning signs on both approaches.

    Stated by Powys County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 18 December 2014.
  2. Action

    Introduce double solid white centre lines through the bends.

    Stated by Powys County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 18 December 2014.
  3. Action

    Implement temporary traffic management measures at the site pending completion of detailed surveys.

    Stated by Powys County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 18 December 2014.

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

  1. Position

    Existing engineering measures are considered sufficient to meet the authority’s duty, and guidance makes a lower speed limit inappropriate for this individual hazard.

    Stated by Powys County CouncilExisting arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Unusually high number of collisions at a particular road location

Wider context from the report

“1. There is evidence of an unusually high number of incidents taking place at this particular location. Powys County Council are aware of three injury collisions and there is evidence, from the residents of Brook House, that there have been many accidents at or near this location which the evidence indicated are most likely to have been caused by excess speed. Furthermore it is believed there were three collisions at or near this collision site within a six day period surrounding this incident. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Excessive vehicle speeds at or near the collision location

Wider context from the report

“1. There is evidence of an unusually high number of incidents taking place at this particular location. Powys County Council are aware of three injury collisions and there is evidence, from the residents of Brook House, that there have been many accidents at or near this location which the evidence indicated are most likely to have been caused by excess speed. Furthermore it is believed there were three collisions at or near this collision site within a six day period surrounding this incident. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Excessive vehicle speeds on bends at the road location

Wider context from the report

“2. Evidence from the Collision Investigator in this case showed that the maximum speed at which the bends in this road at this location could be travelled at were 50 and 53 mph depending on the direction of approach. Whilst it is acknowledged that the County Council have installed new signage and double white lines in the area in light of the unusually high number of incidents in which vehicles appear to have left the road, most likely as a direct result of excessive speed, it is felt that consideration ought to be given to a restricted speed area at this location. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate control of vehicle loss-of-control risks on hazardous road sections; Inadequate speed control at hazardous road locations; Uncontrolled collision risks at hazardous road bends.

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Erect additional series-of-bends warning signs on both approaches.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Surveys into the signing and lining resulted in sections of double solid white centre line being introduced through the bends and additional series of bends warning signs being erected on both approaches. The solid centre lines were considered appropriate not just because of the reduced forward visibility but also from concerns raised by the Community Council of poor overtaking manoeuvres. Verge marker posts have also been added adjacent to the bridge parapet to highlight its presence and assist in denoting the road alignment.”

Source location

2014-0541-Response-by-Powys-County-Council
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Published 18 December 2014

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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

Introduce double solid white centre lines through the bends.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Surveys into the signing and lining resulted in sections of double solid white centre line being introduced through the bends and additional series of bends warning signs being erected on both approaches. The solid centre lines were considered appropriate not just because of the reduced forward visibility but also from concerns raised by the Community Council of poor overtaking manoeuvres. Verge marker posts have also been added adjacent to the bridge parapet to highlight its presence and assist in denoting the road alignment.”

Source location

2014-0541-Response-by-Powys-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 18 December 2014

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Implement temporary traffic management measures at the site pending completion of detailed surveys.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Following the fatal collision on the 6th August 2013 a number of measures were taken at this site. This initially consisted of temporary traffic management measures until detailed surveys could be undertaken to establish the road conditions.”

Source location

2014-0541-Response-by-Powys-County-Council
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Published 18 December 2014

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Complete road-surface reprofiling works addressing the surveyed area of concern northwest of the bridge.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The surface grip test indicated that the surface was fine but a topographical survey noted a small area of concern to the northwest of the bridge. As a result of the survey, a reprofiling scheme was identified and works were completed during summer of 2014 following a successful bid to the Welsh Government for grant funding.”

Source location

2014-0541-Response-by-Powys-County-Council
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Published 18 December 2014

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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

Add verge marker posts beside the bridge parapet to highlight the bridge and road alignment.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Surveys into the signing and lining resulted in sections of double solid white centre line being introduced through the bends and additional series of bends warning signs being erected on both approaches. The solid centre lines were considered appropriate not just because of the reduced forward visibility but also from concerns raised by the Community Council of poor overtaking manoeuvres. Verge marker posts have also been added adjacent to the bridge parapet to highlight its presence and assist in denoting the road alignment.”

Source location

2014-0541-Response-by-Powys-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 18 December 2014

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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

Existing engineering measures are considered sufficient to meet the authority’s duty, and guidance makes a lower speed limit inappropriate for this individual hazard.

Verbatim wording from the response

“These engineering measures are considered appropriate measures to meet the duty of this Authority under Section 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended. Given this and the Welsh Government guidance not recommending speed limits for individual hazards it is not considered appropriate to impose a lower speed limit at this location.”

Source location

2014-0541-Response-by-Powys-County-Council
Page 2 · response
Published 18 December 2014

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