Ozan Allen
1 Apr 2019 · Coroner Sarah Bourke · London Inner (North)
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. busy crossroads with multiple traffic lanes and segregated cycle lanes
“The junction is a busy crossroads involving multiple traffic lanes with filters, segregated cycle lanes and multiple pedestrian and cycle crossings”
2. absence of pedestrian guard railing
“There is no pedestrian guard railing at the junction”
3. impaired visibility of junction
“Visibility of the junction can be impaired by vehicles waiting to turn”
4. pedestrians not using two‑stage crossings as intended
“There are staggered two‐stage crossings in place to enable pedestrians to cross the road. The investigator from the Metropolitan Police's Road Engineering Unit, observed that pedestrians often do not use the crossings as intended”
5. high number of personal injury collisions near junction
“evidence was that in the three years to the end of 2017, there have been 36 reported personal injury collisions within 50 metres of the junction - 17 of which involved pedestrians”
6. increase in pedestrian collisions despite reduction in cyclist collisions
“a collision study undertaken by TfL has identified that whilst collisions involving cyclists had decreased since the introduction of Cycle Superhighway 2, the proportion of collisions involving pedestrians had increased”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
Earlier report
“(1)There is nothing to prevent pedestrians crossing the carriageway of the bridge (such as a central fence) and neither is there any protection for pedestrians who have reached the middle of the carriageway (such as a central reservation);”
This report
“(2) There is no pedestrian guard railing at the junction”
Responses
2019-0197-Response-by-Transport-for-London.pdf ↗· Transport for London
Stated action
“We are proposing to re-introduce pedestrian guard railing on north-west corner of the junction to direct pedestrians to use the formal crossings provided.”