Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Missing front-facing mirrors on older lorries
The earlier warning
Arnold Soulsby · 28 May 2014 · Robin Balmain, Black Country
“I am concerned that the regulations that have been introduced requiring lorries to have forward facing mirrors are not retrospective, hence there are a large number of lorries on the road which do not have this facility.”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/arnold-soulsby
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Arnold Soulsby (28 May 2014) · stated timescale: none stated
“The Department has published a Strategic Framework for Road Safety, which sets out general safety measures.”
judiciary.uk/…/2014-0241-Response-by-Department-of-Transport.pdf
What recurred
- 18 Jan 2016 · Norah Fairhurst · Rachael Griffin · Identical hazard · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Arnold Soulsby · 28 May 2014
“I am concerned that the regulations that have been introduced requiring lorries to have forward facing mirrors are not retrospective, hence there are a large number of lorries on the road which do not have this facility.”
Later · Norah Fairhurst · 18 Jan 2016
“Due to the lack of Class VI front mirrors on large goods vehicles registered before the 26”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.