Mrs. Margaret May Lewis · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 14 Mar 2022•South Wales Central

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
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Raised in this report

Recipients
2

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 2 recipients

Stated actions
1

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Risk of pedestrian collisions when crossing the B4398
Statements in published responses

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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

    Procure and install bilingual warning signs at the B4398 kissing gates and 40 similar gates across the Welsh and English sections of the Montgomery Canal.

    Stated by Canal & River TrustStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 16 March 2022.

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

  1. Position

    Highway risk-control measures, including signage on the B4398, are outside the Trust’s responsibility.

    Stated by Canal & River TrustOutside remitThe respondent said that this matter was outside its role or authority.
  2. Position

    Existing kissing gates adequately slow and stop towpath users before they cross the road.

    Stated by Canal & River TrustExisting 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

Risk of pedestrian collisions when crossing the B4398

Wider context from the report

“The Montgomeryshire canal and its adjacent towpath is a popular venue for adults with children and dogs; and joggers many of whom will wear earphones. They, like Mrs. Lewis who was thought to be wearing earphones at the time, will need to cross the B4398 (which has a 60 mph speed limit) to continue their exercise. With the increasing popularity of noiseless electric cars, the frequency of wearing earphones whilst taking exercise and the B4398 having a 60mph speed limit, I consider there is a risk of reoccurrence of such an accident. Within the Highway Code for pedestrians it states “Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross, in case there is any traffic you did not see, or in case other traffic appears suddenly. Do not walk diagonally across the road.” ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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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

Procure and install bilingual warning signs at the B4398 kissing gates and 40 similar gates across the Welsh and English sections of the Montgomery Canal.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Currently, there is no highways signage on the ‘Kissing Gates’ as we are not responsible for risk control measures for the Highway itself and the barrier that the gate provides, slows and stops the user at the end of our towpath. However, at your request, we have designed warning signage to be placed on front and rear of the ‘kissing’ gates either side of the B4398 which will read as follows:”

Source location

Response from Canal & River Trust
Page 3 · response
Published 16 March 2022

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Highway risk-control measures, including signage on the B4398, are outside the Trust’s responsibility.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Currently, there is no highways signage on the ‘Kissing Gates’ as we are not responsible for risk control measures for the Highway itself and the barrier that the gate provides, slows and stops the user at the end of our towpath. However, at your request, we have designed warning signage to be placed on front and rear of the ‘kissing’ gates either side of the B4398 which will read as follows:”

Source location

Response from Canal & River Trust
Page 3 · response
Published 16 March 2022

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Existing kissing gates adequately slow and stop towpath users before they cross the road.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Montgomery Canal towpath is moderately used by local people and sees pedestrians and some cyclists. The towpath does have many sections where the towpath stops at a road and then restarts on the other side of the road. In order to ensure that any user of the canal prepares for crossing there is a barrier in the form of a kissing gate as per photograph below.”

Source location

Response from Canal & River Trust
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Published 16 March 2022

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