A6 RUSHDEN – HIGHAM FERRERS BYPASS ... - Highways Agency

Table 3.6 – Summary of Accidents by CausationCategory of AccidentAccidents PerYearProportion of TotalBefore After Before AfterCollision of unopposing vehicles, betweenjunctions 4.7 5.8 16% 18%Collision of opposing vehicles at junction oraccess4.7 5.6 16% 18%Collision of pedestrian and vehicle 8.7 5.0 30% 16%Collision of unopposing vehicles at junctionor accessCollision of opposing vehicles, betweenjunctions5.3 4.8 18% 15%0.7 3.8 2% 12%Single vehicle loss of control 2.0 3.6 7% 11%Collision on roundabout 2.0 2.2 7% 7%Collision of cyclist and vehicle 0.7 0.8 2% 3%Other 0.7 0.2 2% 1%3.18 In Table 3.6, the ‘opposed vehicle’ categories include head-on collisions (betweenjunctions) and right-turn collisions (at junctions). The ‘unopposed vehicle’categories include shunts and lane-change collisions.3.19 It will be noted that ‘Before’ bypass opening, 30% of accidents involvedpedestrians. This reflects the nature of the old A6 – an urban route passingthrough two town centres. This proportion has fallen to 16% ‘After’ the opening ofthe bypass. Some other kinds of accident have increased in relative frequency,notably opposed (head-on) vehicle collisions.Table 3.7 – Accident Types on New A6 BypassAccident Type Number Fatal / SeriousSingle vehicle loss of control 5 3Collision on roundabout 5 1Shunt approaching roundabout 2 0Collision changing lane 1 0Head-on collision 1 0Collision of pedestrian and vehicle 1 1Total 15 53.20 It was shown earlier (Table 3.3) that 15 accidents had occurred on the bypass inthe five years since opening. While this is not a high figure in itself, it does includea high proportion of serious and fatal accidents. Table 3.7 breaks these down into36