Inadequate warning signage at hazardous bend
Highways Department received 4 coroners' reports about this hazard between 10 Aug 2016 and 27 Jun 2023.
They came from 4 different coroners in 4 coroner areas. A similar concern was raised again 3 times after the first warning.
A published response was found for 1 of the 3 earlier reports, stating 2 specific actions.
The story, report by report
Spacing grows with the time between reports.
“The deceased was riding his motor bike through Stangrah Farm near Whitbeck. This had been the scene of an earlier accident damage from which had removed a chevron warning sign.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ No published response from Highways Department was found for this report.
- 6 months laterClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · higha different coroner
“The warning signage on the approach to the corner is inadequate.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Highways Department responded.Response (PDF) ↗
- 9 months laterClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · higha different coroner
“He indicated that it was your intention to highlight the need to reduce speed for the bend by adding road signs with a suggestion of a maximum speed for the bend.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ No published response from Highways Department was found for this report.
- 5 years 7 months laterIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · higha different coroner
“During evidence it was heard that signage and road markings have been discussed between the police and Highways that may make the road safer.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Highways Department responded, stating 2 specific actions.Response (PDF) ↗Response (PDF) ↗
“The chevron signs warning of the bends facing traffic in both directions have been replaced. This work was carried out in July 2023.”
Stated timescale: July 2023
“new signage has been installed to pre warn drivers of the bends”
- All reports to Highways Department
Each row is one judged link between an earlier and a later report. Open a row to read both quotes, found word for word in the originals.
2016 → 2017Warren Myers6 months after Kevin Ritson · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · highBoth reports highlight inadequate warning signage as a safety issue on the road. The earlier case notes a missing chevron sign after an accident, while the later case describes insufficient signage approaching a corner.
Kevin Ritson · 10 Aug 2016
“The deceased was riding his motor bike through Stangrah Farm near Whitbeck. This had been the scene of an earlier accident damage from which had removed a chevron warning sign.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Warren Myers · 9 Feb 2017
“The warning signage on the approach to the corner is inadequate.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ 2017 → 2017Jonathan Shaw9 months after Warren Myers · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · highBoth reports concern insufficient warning or signage at a hazardous bend on the road. The later report notes prior incidents and an unfulfilled plan to add signs and speed markings, echoing the earlier inadequacy.
Warren Myers · 9 Feb 2017
“The warning signage on the approach to the corner is inadequate.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Jonathan Shaw · 23 Nov 2017
“He indicated that it was your intention to highlight the need to reduce speed for the bend by adding road signs with a suggestion of a maximum speed for the bend.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ 2017 → 2023Richard Littlewood6 years 5 months after Warren Myers · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · highBoth reports highlight inadequacies in road signage as a safety concern. The later report notes discussions about signage and road markings without a set timescale, echoing the earlier finding of inadequate warning signage.
Warren Myers · 9 Feb 2017
“The warning signage on the approach to the corner is inadequate.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Richard Littlewood · 27 Jun 2023
“During evidence it was heard that signage and road markings have been discussed between the police and Highways that may make the road safer.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ 2017 → 2023Richard Littlewood5 years 7 months after Jonathan Shaw · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · highBoth reports highlight a dangerous road bend where insufficient signage or road markings have contributed to multiple incidents. They differ in the specific location and number of incidents described.
Jonathan Shaw · 23 Nov 2017
“he had been made aware of a couple of incidents at the same location previously”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Richard Littlewood · 27 Jun 2023
“Evidence was heard that, on this particular stretch/bend of the A1033, there have been 3 incidents that have occurred within a short space of time”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗
No published response from Highways Department was found for this report.
No specific action could be extracted with a verified quote.
No published response from Highways Department was found for this report.
Stated action · timescale: July 2023
“The chevron signs warning of the bends facing traffic in both directions have been replaced. This work was carried out in July 2023.”
Stated action
“new signage has been installed to pre warn drivers of the bends”
- Each report's concerns were extracted by Nemotron 3 Nano on Nebius Token Factory, each with a quote copied from the report.
- Concerns from reports to Highways Department at least six months apart were compared by meaning (Qwen3 embeddings) and wording (TF-IDF).
- The closest pairs were judged by Nemotron 3 Super with reasoning on. Only identical or closely related, with confidence of at least 0.70, are shown.
- Every quote was checked by code as an exact substring of the original text. Names of staff and family are redacted, and the deceased are named by report title only.
| Link | Meaning | Wording | Judge | Coroner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 → 2017 | 0.64 | 0.04 | Closely related · 0.90 | different |
| 2017 → 2017 | 0.71 | 0.06 | Closely related · 0.90 | different |
| 2017 → 2023 | 0.64 | 0.09 | Identical · 0.90 | different |
| 2017 → 2023 | 0.70 | 0.32 | Closely related · 0.85 | different |
Judge model: nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b. How Nemotron did the work · Full methodology.
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