Oakfield Road from Tring Road at the same time as drivers are leaving town
along the A41 could result in accidents.Bucks
County Council said the phasing in place is widely used and drivers should feel
confident when using the junction.
Mr Allen, who worked for GEC Traffic Automation, said: “The sequencing and inadequate
phasing of these lights are downright dangerous.
“At the start of one phase there is no clear control of traffic turning right which
means there are potentially conflicting greens between those leaving the town
on the Tring Road and those coming in towards the town and turning right onto
the ring road.
“The up-shot of this means that drivers cannot and must not assume that although
they have a green light it is safe to proceed.”
Mr Allen, who now manages the Weston Turville Golf Club, said he had already had a couple
of near misses when going through the junction.
He said: “I have not looked to see which traffic signal lights manufacturer has
installed these lights, but surely before they are finally turned on the
sequencing/phasing and safety is checked and signed-off by either Bucks County
Council or in the case of a major road the Highways Agency, as it was in my
experience.
“If these had been checked before commissioning, then why was this potential problem not
seen?
“Also in my experience when major changes are made to a junction, advance warning signs
are displayed at the roadside to advise drivers to take additional care now
that priorities have changed.”
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