Kaius Tutt
22 May 2023 · Coroner Guy Davies · Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
The coroner's concerns
1. faded deflection arrows
“The deflection arrows on this stretch of road were found to have faded and to have almost entirely disappeared in places.”
2. limited visibility at roundabout
“The court found that there were visibility issues for those travelling downhill viewing cars exiting roundabout and vice versa.”
3. marginal overtaking benefit
“The court found that the overtaking opportunity at the collision location is of marginal benefit, given that there are other better overtaking opportunities on this stretch of road.”
4. lack of funding for road layout amendment
“The court found that Cormac has made a recommendation to Cornwall Council that the road layout is amended to remove the downhill overtaking section at this location at the first reasonable opportunity, but that currently no funding is available to facilitate this recommendation.”