Unclear lane usage and wrong-way entry on slip road
National Highways received 2 coroners' reports about this hazard between 27 Nov 2017 and 21 Dec 2023.
They came from 2 different coroners. A similar concern was raised again 1 time after the first warning.
A published response was found for 1 of the 1 earlier reports, stating 1 specific action.
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Spacing grows with the time between reports.
“was told by the Police Collision Investigator that the traffic had started queuing on the slip road at Junction 14 into lane one. It was suggested that there was some uncertainty by drivers using the slipway as to which lane they should use and that the signage is not clear.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ National Highways responded.Response (PDF) ↗
- 6 years 1 month laterClosely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderatea different coroner
“The exit point of the A5 "off" slip road at the Little Brickhill junction is wide. The signage indicating No Entry appears to be inadequate as there are two No Entry signs which are widely spaced at the junction.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Repeated from the earlier report:sliproadjunctionsignage
National Highways responded, stating 1 specific action.Response (PDF) ↗Response (PDF) ↗
“Further temporary signing has been put in place at the exit point of the A5 off slip at the Little Brickhill junction in the form of two large 1200mm 'No Entry' signs on A-frames on each side of the carriageway (Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD), Diagram 616 No entry for vehicular traffic). These signs are intended to provide mitigation against further wrong way driving incidents while a full safety review of the junction has been undertaken.”
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2017 → 2023Amal Ahmed6 years 1 month after Ayse Yalcinkaya · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderateBoth reports highlight problems with slip‑road signage that can lead to driver confusion and unsafe maneuvers. The earlier report concerns unclear lane‑choice signs, while the later report concerns inadequate No Entry signs that fail to prevent wrong‑way entry.
Ayse Yalcinkaya · 27 Nov 2017
“was told by the Police Collision Investigator that the traffic had started queuing on the slip road at Junction 14 into lane one. It was suggested that there was some uncertainty by drivers using the slipway as to which lane they should use and that the signage is not clear.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Amal Ahmed · 21 Dec 2023
“The exit point of the A5 "off" slip road at the Little Brickhill junction is wide. The signage indicating No Entry appears to be inadequate as there are two No Entry signs which are widely spaced at the junction.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗
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Stated action
“Further temporary signing has been put in place at the exit point of the A5 off slip at the Little Brickhill junction in the form of two large 1200mm 'No Entry' signs on A-frames on each side of the carriageway (Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD), Diagram 616 No entry for vehicular traffic). These signs are intended to provide mitigation against further wrong way driving incidents while a full safety review of the junction has been undertaken.”
- Each report's concerns were extracted by Nemotron 3 Nano on Nebius Token Factory, each with a quote copied from the report.
- Concerns from reports to National Highways at least six months apart were compared by meaning (Qwen3 embeddings) and wording (TF-IDF).
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| Link | Meaning | Wording | Judge | Coroner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 → 2023 | 0.71 | 0.26 | Closely related · 0.80 | different |
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