Are you really being that pedantic ? it's all part of the same complex with a large pedestrian footfall .the only difference between the two areas (which there is no defying boundary ) is that Dock has currently no pontoons or boats moored in it .Your assumption that every one who has gone into the water is drunk is based on hearsay .it took too many deaths before the council acted ,again .
More than 100 near-misses in Kingsway in 18 months and coroner believes more may die By South Wales Evening Post | Posted: April 07, 2015 please log in to view this image Off-duty police officer Louise Lucas was killed following a bus collision last week. Comments (7) SWANSEA'S senior coroner has urged the city council to take action over the road layout of The Kingsway, saying there has been an average of more than one collision or near-miss a week since a pedestrian died in 2013. please log in to view this image Colin Phillips yesterday issued a report to Swansea Council aimed at preventing further fatalities. The report, seen by the Post and sent to three key figures in the authority after the latest death on The Kingsway last week, sets out Mr Phillips's concerns about the busy thoroughfare, which has a one-way carriageway for cars and a two-way carriageway for buses and taxis. Following the death of off-duty police officer Louise Lucas last Tuesday, the authority announced its intention to make the bus lane one-way, among other measures. An inquest into the death of pedestrian Daniel Foss, 37, who died following a collision with a coach on September 24, 2013, is due to take place next month. Mrs Lucas died in what appear to be similar circumstances on The Kingsway. In his report to the council, referring to his examination of Mr Foss's death, Mr Phillips said: "During the course of my investigation my inquiries revealed matters giving rise to concern. In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken. In the circumstances it is my statutory duty to report to you." The report went on: "The matters of concern are as follows: since the death of Mr Foss there have been in excess of 100 reported road traffic collisions and incidents on The Kingsway/metro system, which in a large number of cases included incidents of injuries and near misses between pedestrians and coaches and most recently the death of Louise Lucas. "There would be appear to be a serious design issue which must be addressed by the local authority to make the road safer for the public. "In my opinion urgent action should be taken to prevent future deaths and I believe you and your organisation have the power to take such action." The council must respond within 56 days with details of action taken or proposed, or an explanation of why no action is planned. Mr Phillips said a separate road traffic management report has been sent to the council in advance of Mr Foss's inquest, but declined to be drawn on when it was sent and what its conclusions were. Concerned - but not surprised But the number of recorded incidents highlighted by the future deaths prevention report are unlikely to come as a surprise to shop workers on The Kingsway, who again expressed concerns to the Post last week following mother-of-three Mrs Lucas's death. Among them was Mrs Harries, manager of The Optic Shop. "I am very angry. It's too many fatalities in a short space of time, but I'm surprised it's not more. This is just going to continue unless something is done. "I have seen a man knocked down by a bendy bus, but he got up and walked away. I have seen women pushing buggies on to the road, then pulling back. "It is having an impact on our state of mind here." A member of staff at the British Heart Foundation furniture and electrical store said: "Every day you will hear a bus or a car horn. People forget to look both ways. It has been a nightmare since the road (layout) was changed." Jackie Allen, supervisor at Shaws The Drapers, said: "My personal view is that some people don't look both ways. People dash out. Taxi drivers have told us there are fewer accidents than before, but I don't know whether that is true." Swansea Council announced last week that it would install temporary barriers along the central reservation of The Kingsway as soon as possible, and was looking to re-route buses heading west to east. The Post has also been contacted by a professional driver who felt there was a serious, wider issue in Swansea regarding pedestrian road-crossing habits. The Kingsway's layout was altered around seven years ago to accommodate the bendy bus, which links Singleton and Morriston hospitals. Pedestrians should only cross at a series of crossing points, but many do not. The Post has previously campaigned for The Kingsway to become a two-way road, but now it looks set to become one-way on both carriageways, subject to approval from the relevant traffic authorities and suitable alternatives being found to re-route buses. Burgess World Travel owner Jonathan Evans said last week that The Kingsway was busier before the layout was changed and that back then instances of near collisions seemed to be fewer. "The number of near misses I see now is quite frightening," he said. Council responds OFFICIALS at Swansea Council said they had received Mr Phillips's report and would be responding in due course. But they said the latest police figures for the Kingsway showed there were 15 incidents over a three year period although these did not include near misses — only incidents where people were injured. From 2011 to 2013 there were 11 slight injuries, three serious injuries and one fatality — that of Mr Foss. In a statement the council said: "Last week we announced the council was taking immediate further steps to improve safety for pedestrians on the Kingsway. This includes temporary barriers along the central reservation and stopping traffic from travelling east. "These changes were in addition to a number of extra safety measures along the Kingsway which we had introduced, including a 20mph speed restriction and signage for pedestrians. "All local authorities rely upon official police figures in relation to road traffic incidents for assessing and improving road safety. "The latest available to us from South Wales Police about the Kingsway date from 2011 to 2013. In that period there were 15 incidents. "We received the coroner's report today and we'll be responding to him in due course." Read more: http://www.southwales-eveningpost.c...ewsletter_southwaleseveningpost#ixzz3Wi2zq3ap Follow us: @SWEveningPost on Twitter | SWEveningPost on Facebook
Police reports are not really the same as what would be in a coroners report, I am suprised the council would level that statistic in response considering a coroner has told them the higher of recorded statistics beyond just the police reports. It seems like a sweep under the carpet response to a quiet accusation of failing to install barriers.
Well where ever the "blame " lies . at least and hopefully these measures will reduce the ridiculously high amount of potential accidents from reoccurring .With a protection barrier between the carriageways at least then if people choose to by pass them then they have no excuse if something goes wrong
