Safety measures fail to prevent more than 30 crashes at accident blackspot
NEW road safety measures have failed to prevent accidents along Derby's most notorious accident blackspot – with 31 crashes reported over the past nine months.
Early last year, Derby City Council spent tens of thousands of pounds making a number of alterations to the road layout along Manor Road in an attempt to make it safer.
But accidents continued – and neighbours said the changes had made the stretch more dangerous.
The council then worked with a residents' group to come up with new ideas. This led to a speed-indicating device being sporadically installed and new signs being put up. The council also said it had resurfaced the road in a bid to improve its grip.
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To monitor the effect of the changes, the council asked Manor Road resident Susie Perry to send in a monthly report detailing any accidents along the stretch.
Speaking to the Derby Telegraph, Mrs Perry said she had recorded 31 accidents in the past nine months, three of them "major". It adds to the 70-odd crashes she claims took place along the stretch between 2005 and 2011.
The latest happened yesterday morning when a Renault Megane and Peugeot 206 were involved in a head-on collision.
The crash closed the Sinfin-bound carriageway for more than an hour. Police said no-one was hurt. Despite the volume of accidents, Mrs Perry, of the Littleover Residents' Committee, refused to criticise the council.
She said: "We've been working closely with the council to solve the problem and David Gartside (head of traffic and transport) has been brilliant.
"The council is at least taking the matter seriously."
Mr Gartside said: "We have been actively looking at safety issues on Manor Road and working with local residents to address any concerns. In relation to this latest accident, we will need to clarify the details before we can comment further."
The council had initially suggested blocking off a two-way gap in the Manor Road central reservation, which had allowed motorists coming out of side roads St Albans Road and Constable Lane to reach the far carriageway.
But the proposal sparked complaints that it would increase journey times.
The authority decided to leave the gap open – although the layout was changed to one-way, meaning only motorists heading towards Kingsway could use it to turn off into St Albans Road. It stops Littleover-bound traffic using it to access Constable Lane.
Comments
by Antony_Rol
Sunday, January 13 2013, 11:28PM
“Standard retort #04
'complain of malicious/groundless reporting and removal of posts'
Not done any such thing John, I've been in the pub all evening”
by Antony_Rol
Sunday, January 13 2013, 7:07PM
“Standard retort #08
'play the 'obsessive behaviour' card'”
by Antony_Rol
Sunday, January 13 2013, 7:03PM
“Standard retort #07
'accuse other contributors of stalking'
Standard retort #05
'call another contributor a child/troll'”
by keepr_dylocal
Sunday, January 13 2013, 6:06PM
“i_alban,
While I too have seen the mobile speed camera van parked on the verge on the up-hill side of Warwick Ave I've seen it parked on the other side of the road, to catch those speeding downhill, far more.”
by Antony_Rol
Sunday, January 13 2013, 4:18PM
“Oh look Johns been proven wrong on another discussion so resorted to standard retort #06
"change subject by playing the Normanton card to steer conversation towards a religious/race/immigration debate"
I see yet again he has not responded to evidence presented by other contributors that would appear to prove this self professed expert in 'vehicle dynamics' wrong, yet again”
by Doder
Sunday, January 13 2013, 10:19AM
“I dont usually get into cat fights on debates,but Anony_Mouse you really are unbelievable.I suggest you run for the council as an independant councillor,then you could join all the other prats we have running it.”
by Anony_Mouse
Saturday, January 12 2013, 11:47PM
“by stolen_ID
Now tell me again what my neighbour actually saw rather than what she thought she saw?"
Oh look - we are supposed to accept your "witness" - yet you wont accept others - HYPOCRITE”
by stolen_ID
Saturday, January 12 2013, 11:19PM
“Look at the picture John, and tell me how that crash happened?
It's a good 100yards before the junction, if a car was turning onto or off Manor Road and got hit by a car coming up the Dual carrageway, from the Uttoxeter Road junction, do you not think the vehicles would have continued to travel UP the hill, rather than back down in the direction where the car on the main road, the one with more momentum, came from?
Also if speed was not a factor, and one car was turning right up the hill across Manor Road whilst one came down, how did the two cars end up quite so far from the junction and on the opposite carrageway?
Now tell me again what my neighbour actually saw rather than what she thought she saw?”
by i_alban
Saturday, January 12 2013, 11:01PM
“Why do you assume, despite being told otherwise that one of the vehicles was turning?”
by Anony_Mouse
Saturday, January 12 2013, 10:37PM
“by stolen_ID
We all said the improvements would not change anything as speed is the problem not turning,
You really are an idiot aremnt you.
If people were not turning there they wouldnt get hit regardless of the speed of traffic on the ring road.
Its very simple, even you should be able to understand it. Why not try.”