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Jason Robert Imi and John Carl Shackley · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 12 Jul 2019•Berkshire

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Concerns
4

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Recipients
1

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Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
0

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Concerns raised4

  1. Lack of street lighting at the hotel entrance
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lightingPart of recurring concern: Inadequate control of pedestrian crossing risksPart of recurring concern: Inadequate outdoor safety lighting
  2. Impaired forward visibility caused by a dip in the A329 eastbound approach
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate road sight distance for drivers to identify hazards safely
  3. Tree canopy shading the A329 near the hotel entrance
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to control vegetation that obstructs safety-critical visibility
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Lack of street lighting at the hotel entrance

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“I am concerned that there is no footpath on the A329 on the side of the road where the Royal Berkshire Hotel is located, meaning that any pedestrians walking into or out of the hotel entrance have to cross the A329 to get from or to a footpath, and that there is no street lighting in the vicinity of the hotel. Street lights end 100 metres west of the hotel entrance. This means that pedestrians entering or leaving the hotel during the hours of darkness have to cross the road in a place where there is no illumination, and so they are not easily visible to motorists driving along the A329. There is also a tree canopy in the summer, further shading the road, and a dip in the road surface on the eastbound approach to the hotel which adversely affects forward visibility towards the hotel for motorists. I consider that unless some action is taken there is a continuing risk of pedestrians entering or leaving the Royal Berkshire Hotel being run over as they cross the A329 at night. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lighting; Inadequate control of pedestrian crossing risks; Inadequate outdoor safety lighting.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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Impaired forward visibility caused by a dip in the A329 eastbound approach

Wider context from the report

“I am concerned that there is no footpath on the A329 on the side of the road where the Royal Berkshire Hotel is located, meaning that any pedestrians walking into or out of the hotel entrance have to cross the A329 to get from or to a footpath, and that there is no street lighting in the vicinity of the hotel. Street lights end 100 metres west of the hotel entrance. This means that pedestrians entering or leaving the hotel during the hours of darkness have to cross the road in a place where there is no illumination, and so they are not easily visible to motorists driving along the A329. There is also a tree canopy in the summer, further shading the road, and a dip in the road surface on the eastbound approach to the hotel which adversely affects forward visibility towards the hotel for motorists. I consider that unless some action is taken there is a continuing risk of pedestrians entering or leaving the Royal Berkshire Hotel being run over as they cross the A329 at night. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate road sight distance for drivers to identify hazards safely.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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Tree canopy shading the A329 near the hotel entrance

Wider context from the report

“I am concerned that there is no footpath on the A329 on the side of the road where the Royal Berkshire Hotel is located, meaning that any pedestrians walking into or out of the hotel entrance have to cross the A329 to get from or to a footpath, and that there is no street lighting in the vicinity of the hotel. Street lights end 100 metres west of the hotel entrance. This means that pedestrians entering or leaving the hotel during the hours of darkness have to cross the road in a place where there is no illumination, and so they are not easily visible to motorists driving along the A329. There is also a tree canopy in the summer, further shading the road, and a dip in the road surface on the eastbound approach to the hotel which adversely affects forward visibility towards the hotel for motorists. I consider that unless some action is taken there is a continuing risk of pedestrians entering or leaving the Royal Berkshire Hotel being run over as they cross the A329 at night. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to control vegetation that obstructs safety-critical visibility.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of a footpath alongside the A329 at the hotel entrance

Wider context from the report

“I am concerned that there is no footpath on the A329 on the side of the road where the Royal Berkshire Hotel is located, meaning that any pedestrians walking into or out of the hotel entrance have to cross the A329 to get from or to a footpath, and that there is no street lighting in the vicinity of the hotel. Street lights end 100 metres west of the hotel entrance. This means that pedestrians entering or leaving the hotel during the hours of darkness have to cross the road in a place where there is no illumination, and so they are not easily visible to motorists driving along the A329. There is also a tree canopy in the summer, further shading the road, and a dip in the road surface on the eastbound approach to the hotel which adversely affects forward visibility towards the hotel for motorists. I consider that unless some action is taken there is a continuing risk of pedestrians entering or leaving the Royal Berkshire Hotel being run over as they cross the A329 at night. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to provide safe pedestrian routes alongside roads.

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