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Stephen John Owens · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 19 May 2014•Powys, Bridgend and Glamorgan Valleys

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Concerns
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Recipients
2

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Responses found
0

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Concerns raised3

  1. Insufficient illumination affecting driver visibility on the south bound carriageway
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lighting
  2. Obscuration of street lamp 18 by overhanging foliage
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lightingPart of recurring concern: Inadequate outdoor safety lighting
  3. Failure of street lamp 19 to provide illumination
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lightingPart of recurring concern: Inadequate outdoor safety lighting
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Insufficient illumination affecting driver visibility on the south bound carriageway

Wider context from the report

“(1) Street lamp number 19 situated on the pavement to the north bound carriageway of the Ely Valley Road was unilluminated at the time of the collision. (2) Street lamp number 18 again on the pavement adjacent to the north bound carriageway of the Ely Valley Road was obscured by overhanging foliage. (3) Consequent upon (1) and (2) the level of illumination in the proximity of the collision was likely to have had an effect upon the ability of the driver to see the deceased ahead of him on the south bound carriageway. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lighting.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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Obscuration of street lamp 18 by overhanging foliage

Wider context from the report

“(1) Street lamp number 19 situated on the pavement to the north bound carriageway of the Ely Valley Road was unilluminated at the time of the collision. (2) Street lamp number 18 again on the pavement adjacent to the north bound carriageway of the Ely Valley Road was obscured by overhanging foliage. (3) Consequent upon (1) and (2) the level of illumination in the proximity of the collision was likely to have had an effect upon the ability of the driver to see the deceased ahead of him on the south bound carriageway. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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

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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

Failure of street lamp 19 to provide illumination

Wider context from the report

“(1) Street lamp number 19 situated on the pavement to the north bound carriageway of the Ely Valley Road was unilluminated at the time of the collision. (2) Street lamp number 18 again on the pavement adjacent to the north bound carriageway of the Ely Valley Road was obscured by overhanging foliage. (3) Consequent upon (1) and (2) the level of illumination in the proximity of the collision was likely to have had an effect upon the ability of the driver to see the deceased ahead of him on the south bound carriageway. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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

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