Source · Prevention of Future Deaths
Alan Evans
Ref: 2014-0472
Date: 29 Oct 2014
Coroner: Andrew Barkley
Area: Powys, Bridgend & Glamorgan Valleys
Responses identified: 0 / 1
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The road layout with obscured views and permitted overtaking, combined with protruding "old style cats eyes," creates a significant highway safety risk requiring double white lines and slim-line catseye replacement.
Date
29 Oct 2014
56-day deadline
25 Dec 2014
Responses identified
0 of 1
Coroner's concerns
The road layout with obscured views and permitted overtaking, combined with protruding "old style cats eyes," creates a significant highway safety risk requiring double white lines and slim-line catseye replacement.
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[BRIEF SUMMARY OF MATTERS OF CONCERN] (1) The road at this particular location is governed by a single broken white line indicating that overtaking is permitted. Given the layout of the road, the existence of a side entrance to it, the impact of hedges obscuring the view of the road consideration, in my opinion, ought to be given to putting double white line markings on this particular stretch of road.
(2) The evidence suggested that one of the most likely causes of the deceased losing control of his motorcycle was contact with a protruding cats eye. This was agreed by the senior investigation officer and the collision investigation officer who both held the view that this may have contributed to the accident. Consideration in my view ought to be given to replacing the “old style cats eyes” with the newer “slim line” version to minimise this risk in the future should it not be considered appropriate to make the area subject to double white lines to prohibit overtaking.
(2) The evidence suggested that one of the most likely causes of the deceased losing control of his motorcycle was contact with a protruding cats eye. This was agreed by the senior investigation officer and the collision investigation officer who both held the view that this may have contributed to the accident. Consideration in my view ought to be given to replacing the “old style cats eyes” with the newer “slim line” version to minimise this risk in the future should it not be considered appropriate to make the area subject to double white lines to prohibit overtaking.
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Investigation and inquest
On the 13th May 2014 I commenced an investigation into the death of Alan Derek Evans. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on the 23rd October 2014. The conclusion of the inquest was Accidental death.
Circumstances of the death
On the 4th May 2014 the deceased was riding his Honda Fireblade motorcycle travelling on the A489 between Newtown and Kerry heading towards Kerry when at approximately 11:50 he overtakes a vehicle prior to a left hand bend. On returning to his lane he loses control of his vehicle and veers into the “wrong lane” and his hit by an oncoming vehicle before being run over by one travelling immediately behind the first. He was declared deceased at the scene.
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Powys Highways Department, Collision Investigating Officer with Dyfed Powys Police and Senior Investigating Officer with Dyfed Powys Police Collision Investigation Unit and
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Report details
- Reference
- 2014-0472
- Date of report
- 29 October 2014
- Coroner
- Andrew Barkley
- Coroner area
- Powys, Bridgend & Glamorgan Valleys
Responses identified
Responses identified
0 of 1
1 response not yet linked
Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 25 Dec 2014.
Sent to
- Powys Highways Department