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Saleh Awadh Mohamed Al-Awlaki · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 15 Aug 2016•Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon

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Concerns
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Recipients
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Responses found
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Stated actions
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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Uncertainty about the suitability of pedestrian railing for reducing the effects of vehicular collisions with pedestrians
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate physical separation between pedestrians and vehicular traffic
Responses linked to these concerns

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Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.2

  1. Position

    Pedestrian guard rails cannot be implemented at the collision location because the footway is required as a busy vehicular access.

    Stated by Torbay CouncilUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Uncertainty about the suitability of pedestrian railing for reducing the effects of vehicular collisions with pedestrians

Wider context from the report

“Please review the suitability of pedestrian railing between the Railway Station and Bus Station at Paignton to reduce the effect of vehicular collisions with pedestrians ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate physical separation between pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Pedestrian guard rails cannot be implemented at the collision location because the footway is required as a busy vehicular access.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Having reviewed the site in this case and taken advice from colleagues and from independent consultants I have concluded that the actual location of the collision in this case could not be considered for pedestrian guard rails, due to the fact that the section of footway is required for use as a busy vehicular access. The access is an essential feature of the footway to ensure that rail passengers who are either being picked up or require taxis for ongoing journeys can do so in a safe manner. There is also no evidence to suggest that this location is subject to regular dangerous actions by pedestrians and in this respect there would not appear to be any advantage in terms of safety in changing this arrangement to include barriers.”

Source location

Al-Awlaki-Response
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Published 15 August 2016

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

There is no evidence that barriers at the location or nearer the signalised crossing would prevent future collisions or improve pedestrian safety.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Having reviewed the site in this case and taken advice from colleagues and from independent consultants I have concluded that the actual location of the collision in this case could not be considered for pedestrian guard rails, due to the fact that the section of footway is required for use as a busy vehicular access. The access is an essential feature of the footway to ensure that rail passengers who are either being picked up or require taxis for ongoing journeys can do so in a safe manner. There is also no evidence to suggest that this location is subject to regular dangerous actions by pedestrians and in this respect there would not appear to be any advantage in terms of safety in changing this arrangement to include barriers.”

Source location

Al-Awlaki-Response
Page 3 · response
Published 15 August 2016

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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

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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    Add advisory “Look Right/Look Left” markings at the signalised crossing.

    Stated by Torbay CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 15 August 2016.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Add advisory “Look Right/Look Left” markings at the signalised crossing.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The signalised crossing was inspected and there were no issues noted other than a lack of advisory ‘Look Right/Look Left’ markings, which whilst not a contributory factor in this collision, would be recommended on a one way street. These have subsequently been instructed to be added.”

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Al-Awlaki-Response
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Published 15 August 2016

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