David Levett
18 Apr 2023 · Coroner Anne Pember · Northamptonshire
This report repeats 4 earlier warnings, and was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. stopped vehicles in live lane without hard shoulder
“THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST VEHICLE TO PARK SAFELY”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“Vehicles stopping in live lanes of a motorway create a risk to life due to the speed of the traffic approaching, the difficulty approaching drivers will have in identifying that a vehicle in the lane ahead of them is stationary and the fact that the volume of traffic around any stopped vehicle can inhibit the ability of a driver to take evasive action without coming into contact with other road users.”
This report
“THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST VEHICLE TO PARK SAFELY”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.95 · high
Earlier report
“- The obvious and foreseeable risk posed by the absence of a hard shoulder on”
This report
“THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST VEHICLE TO PARK SAFELY”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high
Earlier report
“absence of a hard shoulder contributed to the collision. Had the [deceased's] vehicle been able to stop in a location other that a live lane, the offending HGV would not have driven into the back of it”
This report
“THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST VEHICLE TO PARK SAFELY e.g.. ON A HARD SHOULDER.”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“there was no run-off lane or safety lane or hard shoulder, but all lanes were running lanes.”
This report
“THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST VEHICLE TO PARK SAFELY e.g.. ON A HARD SHOULDER.”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST VEHICLE TO PARK SAFELY”
Later report
“It was accepted at inquest that Mr [name redacted] was on an all lanes open motorway. This type of motorway has all lanes open for vehicles to use, and areas for vehicles to stop every 1.6 miles, but not areas in between”
Responses
2023-0121-Response-from-National-Highways.pdf ↗· National Highways