Unaddressed Road Safety Risks
280 items
1 source
Insufficient or inadequate risk assessments for hazardous road locations, failing to identify and mitigate dangers effectively.
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Unaddressed Road Safety Risks has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
280 PFD reports
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PFD Reports (280) — showing 100 most recent
Paul Green
Concerns: The current system allows inexperienced 17-year-old drivers to drive unsupervised with teenage passengers, which is a factor in collisions and increases the risk of future fatal incidents.
Pending
Rita Thomas and Christine Dale
Concerns: The junction design, coupled with the national speed limit on the A684, provides drivers with insufficient reaction time, increasing the risk of serious collisions.
Pending
Sam Dudley
Concerns: Limited and ineffective signage on railway pedestrian gates, especially for earphone users, fails to provide adequate warnings at a critical "decision point."
Pending
Nathan Cyster
Concerns: Hazardous right-turn manoeuvres, absent "left turn only" signage, ineffective road markings, and ambiguous legal guidance for crossing double white lines collectively create a dangerous road environment.
Pending
Alan Baker
Concerns: There is no mandatory requirement for LGVs to have reversing cameras or for existing cameras to be maintained, increasing the risk of accidents during reversing manoeuvres.
Response: The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on mandating vehicle safety technologies, including those covered by UN R158, for new vehicles. They will ask officials to raise the inclusion …
Responded
David Langford
Concerns: Poor visibility at a dangerous road junction, caused by overgrown foliage, a dull mirror, and old railings, is exacerbated by an inappropriate national speed limit, posing a risk of future collisions.
Response: Conwy County Borough Council has agreed to replace obscuring railings by March 2026 and will advertise a proposal to reduce the speed limit on the A548 to 40mph. They have …
Overdue
Matilda Seccombe and Harry Purcell
Concerns: Current licensing arrangements for new drivers inadequately address risks from multiple passengers, vehicle loading, and rural road conditions. Insurers also lack consistent methods to identify 'fronting' and effectively communicate telematics-related safety.
Response: The FCA clarified its role is to regulate financial businesses and ensure fair value, not to direct road safety measures or mandate telematics use, as this falls outside its statutory …
Response: The ABI noted its role as a representative body and detailed its past advocacy for telematics integration in a government taskforce. As next steps, it commits to continuing to promote …
Response: The Department for Transport published a new Road Safety Strategy in January 2026 and the DVSA launched the 'Ready to Pass' campaign in July 2022. They also advise learner drivers …
Response: Brake campaigns for stronger licensing measures for young drivers, delivers road safety education, and coordinates Road Safety Week. They will also be releasing research on young drivers shortly and will …
Response: The CII commits to writing to Corporate Chartered insurance firms and working with industry stakeholders to stimulate greater prioritisation of young drivers, consistency in identifying named driver misuse, and improved …
Overdue
Gurkirat Singh
Concerns: A dangerous road stretch lacks pedestrian crossings, has obscured visibility from parked vehicles, and suffers from poor street lighting and absent central road markings, leading to multiple incidents.
Response: Sandwell Council plans to extend a road safety improvement scheme to High Street, including new pedestrian crossings, enhanced street lighting, traffic-calming measures, and a 20mph speed zone. Detailed design, audits, …
Responded
Lisa Bowen
Concerns: A vehicle's anti-locking braking system (ABS) critically failed after a tyre detachment, incorrectly reducing braking and creating an unaddressed design flaw. This specific scenario of tyre detachment is not accounted for in industry testing, affecting many vehicles.
Response: The Department for Transport has implemented changes to UN Regulation No. 58 for Rear Underrun Protective Devices (RUPD) for new trailers registered since September 2021, increasing test forces and improving …
Response: Toyota clarifies that the vehicle's ABS worked according to its type-approved design. The company has enhanced Service Advisor training materials, provides ongoing customer guidance on tyre maintenance, and has gradually …
Responded
Christopher Sampson
Concerns: Drivers are failing to self-notify the DVLA of medical conditions, and there's a lack of clarity on medical professionals' awareness or effective use of reporting guidelines. A promised national road safety strategy addressing this issue remains unpublished.
Response: The General Medical Council is planning a new targeted awareness campaign for its 'Confidentiality: patients' fitness to drive' guidance in the new year. They are also exploring joint working with …
Response: The General Optical Council (GOC) will include information in its next registrant newsletter to highlight responsibilities regarding fitness to drive. They will also explore using their annual survey to gather …
Response: The Department for Transport has published a new Road Safety Strategy, which adopts a 'Safe System' approach encompassing preventative interventions and driver education, and considers the needs of vulnerable road …
Responded
Samuel Vass
Concerns: The lack of speed enforcement on a specific A3083 road stretch has contributed to multiple fatal collisions caused by excessive speeding.
Overdue
Paul Ransom
Concerns: Thin surface treatments on roads can cause significantly reduced friction in early life, particularly dangerous for motorcycles in dry conditions, without adequate warning signage for drivers unaware of the altered grip.
Responded
David Walsh
Concerns: Delayed reporting of road traffic collisions by Police to the Highways Department (annual review vs. immediate) prevents timely identification and intervention for highway safety improvements.
Responded
Patrick Mongan
Concerns: A mound of earth on the motorway central reservation creates a dangerous hazard, causing loss of vehicle control and risking catastrophic accidents for road users.
Responded
Patricia Bushell
Concerns: National regulations for temporary road signage are inadequate, as compliant signage at a collision site was found to be insufficient, indicating a wider safety issue.
Responded
Jane Bennett
Concerns: The junction of St Johns Road, Tiffield and the A43 Northamptonshire is dangerously difficult to manoeuvre, posing a high risk of further accidents and fatalities without intervention.
Responded
Donald Mitchell
Concerns: A dangerous 5.75-mile stretch of the A48 road, with varying speeds and no dedicated cyclist safety infrastructure, has a high number of fatal and serious collisions, particularly for cyclists.
Overdue
Anthony Paine
Concerns: The 30 mph speed limit on A361 North Bar Street is potentially too high. A road rise obscures the pedestrian crossing, increasing collision risk, especially given high pedestrian traffic.
Responded
Daniel Isaacs
Concerns: There is no requirement for electric scooter riders to wear helmets, increasing the risk of fatal head injuries in collisions due to their vulnerability on the road.
Responded
Gary Dunn
Concerns: Inadequate road signage at a busy roundabout, especially for lane usage and alternative pedestrian/cyclist routes, makes navigation difficult for unfamiliar drivers and cyclists, risking collisions.
Overdue
Jay Whiting
Concerns: Mature trees lining Embankment Road are dangerously close to the carriageway, directly contributing to multiple fatal collisions when vehicles leave the road. Their placement also obstructs pedestrian safety.
Responded
Jon-Paul Prigent
Concerns: Agricultural tractors and trailers lack independent roadworthiness testing and essential safety features like decoupling prevention, despite their increasing size and road usage. Current regulations are outdated, posing significant public road safety risks.
Responded
Dorothy Nias
Concerns: The absence of mandatory medical checks for drivers over 70, who only self-declare fitness, poses a significant road safety risk. This enables drivers with declining abilities to remain on the road, contributing to fatal and serious collisions.
Responded
Daniel Pinkney
Concerns: There is insufficient public awareness regarding aquaplaning, safe driving speeds in surface water, and appropriate vehicle control techniques, a gap in current Highway Code guidance.
Overdue
Polly Friedhoff
Concerns: A dangerously narrow shared-use path is heavily used by fast-moving cyclists and pedestrians, leading to accidents. Its width is well below national guidance, and no clear safety solution has been implemented.
Responded
Scott Davies
Concerns: A hard-to-see, locked, matt black steel barrier on a legitimate road poses a serious collision risk for cyclists and emergency vehicles, especially at dusk or in the dark.
Responded
James Turner
Concerns: Unaddressed road safety concerns at the collision site, including speed limits and limited visibility for agricultural vehicles, persist due to unimplemented council recommendations.
Responded
Emma Harper
Concerns: A specific footbridge, excluded from barrier height improvements implemented on other local bridges, remains a risk for falls onto the motorway. The rationale for this exclusion is unclear.
Responded
Mason Portman
Concerns: The absence of appropriate road markings and signage on a slip road regarding speed or curvature ahead created dangerous driving conditions.
Responded
Tracey Haybittle
Concerns: Satnav verbal commands at a specific junction are confusing drivers, causing them to turn the wrong way onto a slip road, creating a frequent and serious risk of collisions.
Responded
Kial Thurman
Concerns: A rural, unlit road with a 60 mph limit narrows at a blind bend and bridge, causing frequent collisions. The national speed limit is too high, posing a risk of future deaths.
Responded
Thomas McAuley
Concerns: The dangerous practice of roadwork crews urinating between LGV axles risks fatal injuries. Despite a previous death, no industry-wide safety notices or publicity have addressed this ongoing hazard.
Responded
Scott Punshon
Concerns: A fatal accident investigation identified critical safety issues with road markings, signage, and lighting that required urgent attention from the council's technical services.
Responded
Jennifer Bunyan and Marion Bunyan
Concerns: An unsafe 60 mph speed limit on a degraded rural road, combined with insufficient inspections and years of delayed safety barrier implementation despite previous fatalities, created severe dangers.
Responded
Brogen-Lea Storey
Concerns: A busy road intersecting a well-used pedestrian track lacks adequate warnings for both drivers and pedestrians, and there are no measures to prevent pedestrians walking into traffic or to allow safe crossing.
Responded
Barry Howard
Concerns: Inadequate and poorly placed warning signs for a flood-prone ford, coupled with insufficient and delayed road closure measures, failed to prevent incidents and posed a significant risk to road users.
Responded
Sonny Farrier
Concerns: A specific road with a steep gradient and bend poses a significant hazard and risk of death to road users, especially in slippery conditions without effective mitigation.
Responded
Charlie Hopkins and William Robinson
Concerns: Deficient MOT and car service procedures fail to detect critical airbag warning light and module faults, risking deaths. Also, insufficient safety measures for young, new drivers contribute to road risks.
Overdue
John Bass
Concerns: Inadequate guidance for highway inspectors on vegetation encroachment on pavements and infrequent inspections of busy footpaths pose an ongoing risk to public safety.
Responded
George Dillon
Concerns: A dangerous crest on a 60mph country road causes vehicles to lose control at lower speeds, exacerbated by poor visibility at night and a lack of adequate warning signs.
Responded
Vanessa Ford
Concerns: Frequent public access to railway tracks is facilitated by low walls, ineffective safety measures, and street furniture, posing significant risks, including to vulnerable individuals and children.
Responded
Kyle Goater
Concerns: The absence of advance warning signs for a layby situated at the bottom of a dip on a 50mph road created an unforeseen hazard, contributing to a fatal collision.
Responded
Brian Chapman
Concerns: Long-distance service buses traveling at high speeds on rural routes are exempt from seatbelt requirements, posing an unacceptable risk of death or injury to passengers in collisions.
Responded
Walter Faulder
Concerns: A busy pedestrian crossing, used by schoolchildren and older people, lacks adequate safety features, with concerns raised about the need for traffic lights to prevent future accidents.
Responded
Amal Ahmed
Concerns: Inadequate and poorly visible "No Entry" signage at a slip road junction, particularly at night, frequently leads to drivers mistakenly entering the road in the wrong direction.
Overdue
Joanne Constable
Concerns: The local authority lacks systems to record, track, and confirm action on highway complaints and defects, meaning reported hazards may not be remedied and posing a clear risk of future fatal road incidents.
Responded
John Thomas
Concerns: Known highway defects, including surface water and flooding, were not remedied by the local authority, posing a clear risk of future fatal road incidents.
Responded
Harry Colledge
Concerns: Highway operatives lack specific training to identify road defects hazardous to cyclists. Additionally, a road's natural geological movement causes defects that current inspections may not adequately identify, posing risks to all road users.
Responded
Terence Duncan
Concerns: Extendable trailers' sideguards, compliant only at their shortest length, leave dangerous gaps when extended. This regulatory loophole creates an equivalent hazard to unprotected road users as fixed trailers.
Responded
Jessica Baker
Concerns: Concerns exist regarding the lack of clear government advice to schools on seatbelt use in commuter coaches and insufficient public information campaigns promoting seatbelt safety for children.
Responded
Gordon Rodger
Concerns: Network Rail declined to install anti-trespass measures at Askam station, despite unusual accessibility points near a golf club, raising concerns about easy access for individuals intending self-harm.
Responded
David Andrews
Concerns: Heavy goods vehicles are permitted to stop and unload on a specific road stretch, effectively blocking the southbound carriageway and creating a hazard.
Responded
John Coles
Concerns: Visual interference as a potential accident factor was not adequately considered or accepted, and the visibility of vehicles at uncontrolled crossings lacked sufficient safety measures and oversight.
Responded
Mason French
Concerns: Despite previous safety improvements, cyclists remain at significant risk at a specific road location, necessitating further measures to prevent future collisions.
Responded
Jean Hardy
Concerns: Pedestrians commonly cross a busy road at non-designated points due to lack of fencing and warning signage. A comprehensive review of pedestrian crossing provision is needed to prevent future deaths.
Responded
Kaius Tutt
Concerns: Faded road markings and visibility issues at a roundabout create hazardous conditions. A recommendation to remove a dangerous downhill overtaking section lacks funding for implementation.
Responded
Vivien Radocz
Concerns: Lack of adequate signage to alert westbound drivers of a sharp left-hand bend and the adjacent water hazard creates a significant risk of future road incidents.
Overdue
Milan Hamza
Concerns: Lack of adequate signage to alert westbound drivers of a sharp left-hand bend and the adjacent water hazard creates a significant risk of future road incidents.
Responded
David Levett
Concerns: The absence of safe parking areas, like hard shoulders, on an all-lane running smart motorway created a significant safety risk for broken-down vehicles.
Responded
Rebecca Kirby
Concerns: The Lowgate area poses a severe pedestrian safety risk on busy nights due to inadequate crossing facilities, dangerous taxi operations, and insufficient traffic management for intoxicated crowds.
Overdue
Benjamin Teague
Concerns: The A5 road between Pottersbury and Paulesbury is in a very poor state with potholes, posing a highway safety risk that requires urgent attention and repair from National Highways.
Responded
Kelly Dunne
Concerns: The A690 junctions have a dangerous layout, high traffic volume, and inappropriate speed limits, with planned improvements being insufficient, untimely, and failing to address the series of junctions, risking further fatal collisions.
Responded
Andrew Still
Concerns: Critical road hazard warning signs near a dangerous bend were overgrown or missing, and no remedial action was taken despite police notification of the problem.
Responded
Minaal Salam
Concerns: Inadequate traffic management measures around the school pose an ongoing risk of future deaths, necessitating immediate investigation and improvement.
Responded
Steven Easdale
Concerns: Non-functional lights on a pedestrian refuge, including an illuminated bollard and streetlamp, create a significant danger for both road users and pedestrians.
Overdue
Stephen Wood
Concerns: A significant road obstruction caused a fatal collision, highlighted by a lack of public awareness and legal obligation to report road hazards not directly caused.
Responded
Ashley Bullard
Concerns: Concerns include excessive freeplay in vehicle lifts, unsuitable lift pad adapters for narrow points, absence of critical safety warnings, and inadequate recall of lifts with substandard gear ring bolts.
Overdue
Jordan Pry
Concerns: An ongoing risk of further aquaplaning deaths exists on the M25 due to a persistent road "flat spot" and surface water issues, despite a history of incidents and previous PFD reports, as a comprehensive risk management plan remains unfulfilled.
Responded
Donald Hooker
Concerns: Motorcyclist helmets are detaching in collisions, but there's a lack of research into why, no checks for correct helmet sizing, and inadequate rider education on proper fit, increasing fatality risks.
Responded
Zef Eisenberg
Concerns: A driver's safety harness crotch straps detached due to the reinforcement plate failing during impact, raising concerns about the adequacy of current regulations and strength assessments for harness fitting points in cars.
Overdue
Fatima Abukar
Concerns: Reduced enforcement against illegal e-scooter use correlates with increased fatalities, while legal riders aren't required to wear helmets. Inadequate or absent warnings from manufacturers about unlawful use exacerbate safety risks.
Responded
Mervyn Holbrook
Concerns: A worn-down kerb, mistaken for an official crossing, enabled a mobility scooter user to enter the carriageway unsafely. Highways dismissed the defect as not meeting repair levels, despite the clear hazard it poses to vulnerable road users.
Overdue
Miriam Boulia
Concerns: Inadequate pedestrian crossing signal timings, with insufficient "inter-green" periods, force pedestrians to cross unsafely, contributing to an unusually high number of collisions at the junction.
Responded
Andrew Brown
Concerns: The Metropolitan Police's Driver & Vehicle Policy lacks sufficient focus on other road users' safety and contains ambiguous guidelines on the "silent approach" and use of warning equipment.
Responded
Matthew Rouch
Concerns: The A48 'Forage roundabout junction' is deemed dangerous, requiring urgent changes to enhance road user awareness and implement traffic calming measures to prevent further fatalities.
Responded
Seth Thind
Concerns: A bridge lacked safety barriers, emergency help points, mental health signage, and CCTV, despite a high number of crisis incidents and fatalities, indicating insufficient preventative measures.
Responded
Aaron Edwards
Concerns: A dangerous road junction with poor visibility, exacerbated by school traffic, requires safety improvements to prevent further deaths from high-speed driving.
Responded
Charles Wheatley
Concerns: The current system illogically allows individuals to purchase and keep a car without possessing a driving license, raising concerns about road safety.
Responded
Ethan Wright
Concerns: A public bridleway's junction with a main road has severely restricted visibility and lacks measures to slow down cyclists or pedestrians. This design creates a high collision risk, particularly for children.
Responded
Stephen Coombes
Concerns: Inadequate signage for a temporary 30 mph speed limit, with higher speed limit signs remaining visible, led to confusion for road users and police. This failure significantly increased the risk of collisions at a known road defect.
Overdue
Michael Shuttleworth
Concerns: A van's design created a large blind spot masking pedestrians, compounded by a lack of audible impact sensors and insufficient driver training and appraisal.
Responded
Paul Welch
Concerns: Remedial works for dangerous trees at Sailors Creek were not undertaken despite obvious risks, directly contributing to a tragic death.
Responded
Paul Morris and Alison Morris
Concerns: The A44 footpath crossing has limited visibility for both pedestrians and motorists, exacerbated by foliage, inadequate safety barriers, poor crossing design, traffic speed, and insufficient signage.
Responded
Ryan Taylor
Concerns: Inadequate road drainage at a specific location causes dangerous surface water accumulation during heavy rainfall, leading to aquaplaning incidents that could be prevented by feasible improvements.
Responded
Michael Draper and Rafal Wojdyl
Concerns: A busy road junction has dangerously obscured vision for exiting vehicles due to its layout, bend, and foliage, exacerbated by a 50mph speed limit on the main road, risking collisions.
Responded
Michael Williams
Concerns: Obstructed visibility from a hedge at a road junction (Green Lane onto A525) creates an ongoing risk of future vehicle collisions and potential loss of life.
Responded
Zoltan Torok
Concerns: Smart motorways with no hard shoulder create risks for broken-down vehicles, compounded by occupant proximity to running lanes and confusion from mixing smart and traditional motorways.
Responded
Margaret Lewis
Concerns: Highway safety risks exist for pedestrians crossing a 60mph road from a canal towpath, compounded by quiet electric cars, earphone use, and sun glare, increasing accident reoccurrence.
Overdue
Sasha-Raven Marie Brown
Concerns: A specific road section is dangerously prone to severe surface water accumulation due to inadequate drainage and poor design, creating a high risk of accidents exacerbated by a lack of warning signs. Permanent engineering changes are critically needed.
Overdue
James McKeough
Concerns: The positioning, brightness, and color of rear flashing LED lights on trailers can mask or be misinterpreted as turn indicators, hindering other drivers' ability to discern turning intentions.
Responded
Billy Warwick-Jones
Concerns: Inadequate advice to an older driver and their family about driving risks associated with acute illness-induced confusion, combined with insufficient testing and guidance for older drivers, highlights a systemic road safety failure.
Overdue
Joseph Dent
Concerns: A bridge's design provides easy access to parapets and lacks effective suicide prevention measures like adequate barriers, monitoring, or detection for at-risk individuals.
Responded
Thomas Pickering
Concerns: The apparent lack of adequate signage, such as warnings for hidden dips or recent incidents, increases the risk of future road traffic collisions at the site.
Responded
Sarah Lewis
Concerns: The absence of mandatory rear cameras on Large Goods Vehicles creates critical blind spots, contributing to collisions with pedestrians during reversing manoeuvres.
Responded
Suzanne Regan
Concerns: The failure to replace old-style road barriers with modern, safer alternatives creates an ongoing risk of further deaths and serious injuries.
Overdue
Heather Page
Concerns: Numerous pedestrian crossings require walking on tracks, contributing to a high fatality rate on a specific section, exacerbated by local authority opposition to track rationalisation efforts.
Responded
Pathushan Sutharsan
Concerns: A road junction on the Downs Link remains hazardous for cyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians, lacking safe crossing infrastructure, such as a Pegasus crossing or bridge, and suffering from poor sight lines.
Responded
Ryan Taylor
Concerns: Converging surface water on the A390, exacerbated by heavy rainfall, creates a significant aquaplaning risk. Feasible drainage improvements have not yet been implemented despite a previous incident.
Responded
Steven Oscroft
Concerns: Unsafe industry practice of 'mounding' tipper lorry loads above side height, combined with inadequate sheeting systems that fail to cover the load, increases the risk of materials falling from vehicles.
Responded
Roy Evans
Concerns: A vehicle should have been taken out of service due to multiple safety defects, including worn tyres and a fractured arm pivot, but remained in use after an inspection.
Responded