Road Safety Audit Designers Response
Baylis Road and Waterloo Road, Cycle Grid Improvements
Client: London Borough of Lambeth
Document Reference: 1000004381/RSA1-2/SD Date: January 2018
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 This report contains the designer responses to the combined Stage 1/2 Road Safety Audit Report on the proposed cycle grid improvements to the junction of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road, within the London Borough of Lambeth.
1.2 A completed, signed copy by the Project Sponsor is required by the Audit Team Leader for attachment to the master copy of the Final Audit Report.
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2. RESPONSE TO ITEMS RAISED AT THE STAGE 1 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT
Problems Raised Designer’s Response Project Sponsor’s Response
3.1.1 Summary: Risk of side-swipe or shunt type collisions due to inadequate lane widths on Reject. approach to the junction. London Buses have been informally recommending Recommendation: Revisit the design to ensure lane widths of 3.25-3.2m. However, this completely lane widths are adequate on all approaches to contradicts and is overridden by TfLs own LCDS the junction. guidelines, which discourages lane widths between 3.2m-4m in order to prevent vehicles from passing cyclists too closely. The 3m lane widths indicated on Baylis Rd are more than sufficient to accommodate a 2.55m wide bus even when considering the additional clearance required for side wing mirrors. The existing Waterloo Road approaches do have sub-standard nearside lane widths. However the amended lane widths proposed are an improvement on the existing. The minimal difference in lane widths involved is unlikely to increase the risk of collisions. Wider lane widths can also encourage increased vehicle speeds and therefore the risk of collisions. Reject. 3.4.1 Summary: Risk of collisions due to road users The depth of the reservoir meets the 15m minimum ‘seeing through’ a red signal at the vehicle stopline recommended in the LCDS to reduce this issue also
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Problems Raised Designer’s Response Project Sponsor’s Response
and only noticing a green signal at the reservoir the design has been approved through TfLs QA stopline. signal design process. Horizontal louvers are Recommendation: Ensure the two stoplines are proposed to be fitted to the amber and green separated to the recommended minimum aspects on the poles adjacent to the advanced distance and signals are clearly associated with stop line, as indicated on the signal plan. The each stopline. alignment of the segregated cycle track in respect
to the advanced stop line further reduces the see- through issue.
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PROJECT SPONSOR STATEMENT
I certify that I have reviewed the items raised in the Road Safety Audit Report. I have given due consideration to each issue raised and have stated my proposed course of action for each in this report.
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Job Number Issue Description Originator Checked Authorised
1000004058 01 Draft TH SD T Mantle
10.01.18
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