Department for Transport
PFD Addressee
Reports: 133
Earliest: Oct 2013
Latest: 6 Apr 2026
77% 2-year response rate (below 83% average). 23% of classified responses show concrete action taken.
PFD Reports
81 resultsSheila Slater
All Responded
2016-0127
31 Mar 2016
South Lincolnshire
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The staggered junction of the A16 with the B1166 is part of the Crowland Bypass which was pened in 2010 and there have been 3 fatalities associated with this junction and 10 injury producing collisions.
Noted
(AI summary)
The Department refers to existing design standards and notes the local authority is responsible for road safety. Highways England has been undertaking a scoping study with a view to updating the design guidance.
Norah Fairhurst
All Responded
2016-0012
18 Jan 2016
Manchester (West)
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Older large goods vehicles, not mandated to have Class VI "cyclops" mirrors, have a dangerous blind spot directly in front, making pedestrians invisible to the driver and increasing collision risk.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
The Department for Transport is working to improve direct and indirect vision for drivers, including international agreement to allow camera systems instead of mirrors, developing aerodynamic HGVs, and working with stakeholders on safer lorry designs.
Giuseppina Incisivo
All Responded
2015-0303
30 Jul 2015
West Sussex
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Blind spot mirrors on high-fronted vehicles offer insufficient visibility for pedestrians, especially the elderly. A lack of secondary warning systems leads to over-reliance on mirrors and dangerous assumptions by pedestrians.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
The Department for Transport explains vehicle safety standards and states they intend to produce a new chapter of the Traffic Signs Manual on traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, bringing together and updating existing advice, but cannot give a precise date for publication.
Andrew Peacock
All Responded
2015-0086
9 Mar 2015
County Durham & Darlington
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The absence of regulations requiring amber warning beacons on tractors on all roads, not just dual carriageways, may reduce visibility and increase collision risk for other road users.
Noted
(AI summary)
The Department for Transport acknowledges the coroner's concerns regarding amber warning beacons on agricultural vehicles but states that current data does not support making them mandatory. They highlight existing initiatives for motorcyclist safety and will retain the information for future consideration.
Maria Nekrasova
All Responded
2015-0141
20 Feb 2015
London (Inner South)
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The bridge lacked essential pedestrian safety measures, including central barriers and adequate lighting. This created dangerous conditions where oncoming headlights blinded drivers to pedestrians in the carriageway.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
TfL will conduct a detailed investigation of lighting levels on Westminster Bridge by August 2015 and consider appropriate alterations, also public consultation in summer 2015 on the road layout across the bridge as part of TfL's 'Better Junctions' works programme.
Arnold Soulsby
All Responded
2014-0241
28 May 2014
Black Country
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Current regulations do not mandate retrospective fitting of forward mirrors on lorries, leaving many vehicles without a crucial safety feature and increasing the risk of similar road deaths.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
The Department for Transport has asked officials to prepare a consultation about retro-fitting forward-facing mirrors on heavy goods vehicles first registered before 26 January 2007. The consultation will explore the potential benefits and costs associated with requiring retro-fit of these mirrors.