Another Accident
On the Asda Roundabout
April 2011 .
(Click here for the full Thurrock Gazette Story)
Also
Essex Enquirer story & picture - (click
here)
When
will Thurrock Council change the incorrect information
road sign that is located as you drive out of Tilbury,
the incorrect information may have contributed to
the accident on the Asda roundabout today 16/4/2011
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Thurrock's roads
have been condemned as among
the most dangerous in the country.
(Click
Here to read the Thurrock Gazette report)
The
Clock System (As
a guide)
Two Lane Approach
When viewing a roundabout main information sign, think
of a clock.
any exit you require from 6'oclock up to and including
12'olcock use the left hand lane, any exit you need after
12'oclock use the right hand lane
 Unless
road signs or marking inform otherwise.
Thurrock
Council Highways
Have Got This Information Sign Wrong
Thurrock Council Highway's Must Act Now.
If Thurrock Council really has our interest in
road safety to heart they should take a leaf out of the
Highways agency's book regarding the correct information
road sign that should be in place approaching the Asda
roundabout from Tilbury, check out the Highways Agency's
roads signs below.
This
Road Sign Gives Incorrect Information.
The road sign shown below is in place at this present
moment in time and is giving all road users the wrong
information regarding the Safest route to negotiate on
the roundabout if you are intending to go from Tilbury
to the A13, M25 or Grays.
The
Council Breaks Our Agreement.
It was agreed by the Highways Engineer Mr Peter
Tilbury who was the Highways department Engineer at Thurrock
Council in 1998 that the road sign in place at this present
moment in time that is giving out the wrong information
would be temporary converted or changed.
Council
Letter Of the Agreement.
The Council has changed the letter from what was agreed
at the Meeting with me and there is no mention in the
letter of the temporary plates that was
agreed to overcome the present problem!
(Click
the image to enlarge)
 How
The Road Sign Should Be Amended.
Mr Tilbury suggested that having two temporary
plates made up, one to cover up the wrong direction, and
the other plate showing the correct direction would solve
the problem temporary until new sign was installed as
agreed.
The Highways
Agency
Got it Right!
Highways
Agency (contractors) Set An Excellent Example.
The
Highways Agency's contractors working on the A1089 (Dock
approach road) over the period November to December 2004
to correct the flooding problems had no trouble in displaying
the correct information sign regarding Tilbury to the
A13 / A1089 as the photo below shows.
More
Facts
New
Road Signs For Old
The Highways agency has now completed all of the work
on the A1089 Dock approach road, and in doing so they
replaced all of the old road signs in the area with new
one's that they were working on in November and December
2004.
The
new green road sign below shows Tilbury as a left turn
as you approach the Asda roundabout driving south from
London!
It goes without saying, when driving out of Tilbury
with the intension of going to Grays or London, the maneuver
is a right turn.
More
Facts
.Thurrock
Council Gets It Wrong using the Ordinance Survey Map.
Thurrock Council Highways are saying that the
road out of Tilbury is shown as ahead on the ordinance
survey map!
This
is not true as the ordinance survey map image below will
confirm, it shows St Andrews road from Tilbury Ferry and
Tilbury dock's as ahead to the A1089, Thurrock council
highways also appear to be ignoring all of the other evidence
and facts to the outstanding argument.
The
ordinance survey map below quite clearly shows St
Andrews road to the A1089 to Gray and London to
the north as AHEAD |
More
Facts
Even
the reliable Sat Navs are giving drivers the correct directions
for a Safe manoeuvre through the Asda Roundabout from
Tilbury to the A1089
Click
the image to enlarge
SAT
NAV. (Voice Instruction)
At the roundabout turn right, take the third exit.
More
Facts
Asda Roundabout
Viewed From Goggle Earth
Google
Earth Clearly Shows St Andrews Road
To London (A1089) as AHEAD |
Click
the image to enlarge
When
approaching the roundabout from Tilbury
and having to giveway at the giveway
line
The A1089 to Grays and London is
Viewed at 3'oclock!!
A
Thurrock Councilors Sarcastic Remarks
Will
Not Win Vote's
What
Was Thurrock's Chafford & North Stifford Councilor
Thinking!
I sent an email asking serving Chafford and North
Stifford Cllr Neil Rockliffe the Thurrock Conservative
Portfolio Holder for Highways transportation for
assistance to try to resolve the Asda incorrect
road sign dispute.
Cllr
Neil Rockliffe should be ashamed of himself.
Check
out his reply reply below. |
Mr
******,
Thanks
for your e-mail. I looked at your web site some
time ago and, as I declared on there, more than
willing to work with you to get this resolved.
However,
As a Conservative, I am more than willing to give
"The Labour Party" a chance to sort this
out.
I
am sure, as you have found so far, the Labour Party
in Thurrock including our MP are the party of non-action.
Thanks,
Neil
The
Conservative Councilor Wants To Pass
The Problem To Labour?
Cllr
Rockliffe Puts His Party Before Road Safety.
It appears that Thurrock's
Conservative Cllr Neil Rockliffe's Priorities are
more concerned with scoring political points rather
taking up this very serious outstanding Thurrock
road Safety issue!!
Thurrock
Voters Take Note.
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Thurrock's Conservative
Portfolio Holder for Highways
Closes The Door
24/4/2009 - Update
Its
A Black Day For
The Thurrock Conservative Party
A
letter has now been received from Thurrock Council
and confirms that the Conservative Councilor and
Portfolio Holder for Highways has made a final decision
regarding replacing the Asda roundabout sign in
Tilbury that is displaying the wrong signage.
The
Conservative Councilor and Portfolio Holder for
Highways says the Asda roundabout sign that is giving
out the wrong information shall remain unaltered!
The
Thurrock Conservative party should be ashamed of
themselves, they have allowed the standards of road
safety in Thurrock to fall once again.
The
Conservative Councilor and Portfolio Holder for
Highways never even bothered to arrange a meeting
with me to view all of the facts before arriving
at a very irresponsible decision.
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Many
Accidents Have taken Place
On The Asda Roundabout. |
Over
turned Truck On The Asda Roundabout
(Click
the image to enlarge)
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