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Charlotte NOORDAM · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 12 Aug 2025•Birmingham and Solihull

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
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Responses found
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Stated actions
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Described in responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure of the junction layout, signage and road markings to mitigate incident risk at the stop junction
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctionsPart of recurring concern: Unsafe road design and layout
Responses linked to these concerns

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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.3

  1. Action

    Design and assess traffic-management measures to redirect vehicles away from the junction before proceeding to implementation.

    Stated by Birmingham City CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 14 August 2025.
  2. Action

    Implement vertical traffic-calming measures and additional junction warning signage within six months.

    Stated by Birmingham City CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 14 August 2025.
  3. Action

    Implement the Fatal Collision Response Protocol to assess site conditions and identify locally appropriate safety interventions.

    Stated by Birmingham City CouncilStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 14 August 2025.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Position

    Meaningful Safe System redesign is not feasible because it would require significant demolition of the surrounding built environment.

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

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure of the junction layout, signage and road markings to mitigate incident risk at the stop junction

Wider context from the report

“3. Whilst the road layout, including signage and road markings, complies with the legal requirements this does not appear to have mitigated against the prevalence of incidents at the stop junction. 4. There have been at least 27 other road traffic incidents at the same junction during the period 23rd May 2014 to the 8th March 25. 5. The police investigator gave evidence that, in his experience, the number of collisions at the stop junction raises questions about the safety of the junction. 6. Evidence from Birmingham City Council suggested that there were potentially additional measures that could be considered to mitigate any safety risks so far as reasonably practicable. 7. I am concerned that there is still a risk to life for users of the junction. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctions; Unsafe road design and layout.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Design and assess traffic-management measures to redirect vehicles away from the junction before proceeding to implementation.

Verbatim wording from the response

“This decision reflects our commitment to prioritise public safety and prevent future loss of life, as set out in our adopted Road Harm Reduction Strategy. Vehicular traffic will be redirected away from residential areas towards the city’s classified road network, which is better equipped to handle higher vehicular traffic volumes safely.”

Source location

Response from Birmingham City Council
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Published 14 August 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Implement vertical traffic-calming measures and additional junction warning signage within six months.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In accordance with the statutory timeframe, the Council is implementing its Fatal Collision Response Protocol to assess the specific site conditions to identify locally appropriate interventions which we intend to deliver in two phases. The first of these will be implementation of vertical traffic calming measures and additional signage to better alert drivers to the presence of the junction. We will deliver these measures within a six-month period of the date of this letter.”

Source location

Response from Birmingham City Council
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Published 14 August 2025

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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

Implement the Fatal Collision Response Protocol to assess site conditions and identify locally appropriate safety interventions.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In accordance with the statutory timeframe, the Council is implementing its Fatal Collision Response Protocol to assess the specific site conditions to identify locally appropriate interventions which we intend to deliver in two phases. The first of these will be implementation of vertical traffic calming measures and additional signage to better alert drivers to the presence of the junction. We will deliver these measures within a six-month period of the date of this letter.”

Source location

Response from Birmingham City Council
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Published 14 August 2025

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Meaningful Safe System redesign is not feasible because it would require significant demolition of the surrounding built environment.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As meaningful redesign in alignment with the Safe System approach would require significant demolition of the surrounding built environment, this approach is wholly inappropriate for this setting. Therefore, the Council confirms its intention to take decisive steps to address the volume of vehicular traffic using this junction.”

Source location

Response from Birmingham City Council
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Published 14 August 2025

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