Recommendation 44: Review of internal safety features in passenger vehicles

From Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff, published 24 February 2000.

Recommendation

A review should be carried out by ATOC, with input from all interested bodies, on the ways in which internal safety features may be modified and standardised to provide the best practicable means of emergency exit under accident conditions, including vehicles lying on their side, to include the provision of emergency lighting and standardised public announcements (paras 11.11, 11.12, 11.13).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 218

Reference: 17.11

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 7 March 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Southall Inquiry

Report Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff 24 Feb 2000

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Themes and tags

Quality and safety oversight Emergency contingency plans National emergency preparedness communication Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards

Recommendation made 26.7 years ago