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KAIUS JOHN PAUL TUTT · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 22 May 2023•Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

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Concerns
4

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
1

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised4

  1. Downhill overtaking section remaining at the location
    Part of recurring concern: Unsafe overtaking controls on hazardous road sections
  2. Fading and disappearance of deflection arrows on the road
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate road markings for road-user safety
  3. Marginal-benefit overtaking opportunity at the collision location
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  1. Action

    Remove the relevant downhill overtaking section as an independent safety measure.

    Stated by Highway AuthorityStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 1 June 2023.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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Downhill overtaking section remaining at the location

Wider context from the report

“(4) The court found that Cormac has made a recommendation to Cornwall Council that the road layout is amended to remove the downhill overtaking section at this location at the first reasonable opportunity, but that currently no funding is available to facilitate this recommendation. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Unsafe overtaking controls on hazardous road sections.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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Fading and disappearance of deflection arrows on the road

Wider context from the report

“(1) The deflection arrows on this stretch of road were found to have faded and to have almost entirely disappeared in places. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate road markings for road-user safety.

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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.

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Marginal-benefit overtaking opportunity at the collision location

Wider context from the report

“(3) The court found that the overtaking opportunity at the collision location is of marginal benefit, given that there are other better overtaking opportunities on this stretch of road. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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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.

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Visibility deficiencies between downhill traffic and cars exiting the roundabout

Wider context from the report

“(2) The court found that there were visibility issues for those travelling downhill viewing cars exiting roundabout and vice versa. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate road sight distance for drivers to identify hazards safely; Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctions; Inadequate visibility for road users at hazardous junctions.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Remove the relevant downhill overtaking section as an independent safety measure.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I am pleased to confirm that the Highway Authority has arranged for the relevant downhill overtaking section to be removed at the earliest opportunity, which is likely to be around the end of June 2023. This will be carried out as an independent measure, rather than delayed to coincide with planned surfacing works later in the financial year. This is in line with the recommendation of our own investigation process as well as the subsequent inquest.”

Source location

Response from Cornwall Council
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Published 1 June 2023

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