Hilary Moock and Janice Taylor
23 Jan 2015 · Coroner Penelope Schofield · West Sussex
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. ancient rural road lacking modern design standards
“The A285 is an ancient rural road and it does not meet the design standards of a modern road”
2. dark unlit area with unclear entrance
“The location of this accident is in a dark unlit area and there is no clear indication that there is an entrance into St Mary's Farm and Benges Cottages”
3. limited asphalt entrance
“There is only limited amount of asphalt at the entrance into St Mary's Farm and Benges Cottages of some 2 metres”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
This report
“The A285 is an ancient rural road and it does not meet the design standards of a modern road.”
Later report
“There is a speed limit sign approximately 350 metres back from the bend as you travel south.”
Responses
2015-0020-Response-by-West-Sussex-Council.pdf ↗· West Sussex County Council
Stated action
“the County Council does not consider there to be any grounds to carry out any works to extend the area of asphalt surface further into the bridleway. The”