Exauce Paoulen
16 Dec 2016 · Coroner Emma Brown · Birmingham and Solihull
The coroner's concerns
1. parked vehicles obstructing view of pedestrians
“The road has a speed limit of 30mph and there is not a pedestrian crossing near the park gates. Opposite Handsworth Park there is a parking bay on the west side of Grove Lane that is frequently parked up and obscures the view for drivers proceeding along Grove Lane of pedestrians, particularly children, approaching the edge of the road. There have been several other serious accidents involving pedestrians crossing the road in the vicinity in the past 2 years. This evidence suggests that the speed”