Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Excessive speed limit on bridge and junction
The earlier warning
Deborah Roberts · 11 Jun 2015 · Patricia Harding, Mid Kent & Medway
“A review of the safety of the Sheppey Road Bridge published in February 2015 has concluded that a combination of the geometry of the bridge affecting the forward visibility available to drivers and the high speeds of vehicles travelling over the bridge which has a 70 mph limit impacts on the safety of the bridge.”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/deborah-roberts
What was promised
A published response was found, but no specific action could be extracted with a verified quote.
What recurred
- 22 Feb 2017 · Margaret Jones · Peter Harrowing · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Deborah Roberts · 11 Jun 2015
“A review of the safety of the Sheppey Road Bridge published in February 2015 has concluded that a combination of the geometry of the bridge affecting the forward visibility available to drivers and the high speeds of vehicles travelling over the bridge which has a 70 mph limit impacts on the safety of the bridge.”
Later · Margaret Jones · 22 Feb 2017
“(2)The speed limit in the section of the A36 either side of Branch Road should be reduced so as to improve the safety of drivers both those on A36 and those emerging from Branch Road.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.