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I guess we could read Mr Rowley's comment in two ways. That the speed limit was only changed because of one death (tragic is this is) and then, whether or not he was in agreement with this.
Speed limit settings should not be reduced just because of a single death,especially when there seems little indication as to the true route cause. Ignoring route cause is not in the interests of genuine and intelligent road safety.
Making a road slower may not be the solution and can cause problems too. Understanding the engineering of the road layout and traffic flow is essential before any road alterations are made ! After a speed limit reduction they might expect less casualties but this may well not be the case.
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That area does seem to be a residential one (Google link), so an adjustment to 30 may well be viewed as reasonable.

Of course, no limit will help when folks who don’t look when exiting a junction, which was the case here. It would be interesting to know the speed of the van involved (I can’t find any info on that). If it was within 30mph then the apparent (as reported) basis for this measure is void.

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Based on no evidence whatsoever, could Mr Shacklady's age have a bearing on this?

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...and the fact he was in a Seicento - not a very big car - and probably more vulnerable in a side on impact.

However, his death had nothing to do with the new limit - plans for that were already in place.

I'm with Steve on this - even without knowing it was a "notorious road", I would have expected to find it was a 30 limit.

The StreetView however, makes this accident seem all the more puzzling - http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?num=50&hl=en&safe=off&q=St+Peters+Road+old+windsor&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=St+Peters+Rd,+Old+Windsor,+Windsor+and+Maidenhead+SL4+2,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.462229,-0.583836&spn=0.001628,0.004823&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.462234,-0.583998&panoid=x7tyUGsjPyr3vIjBckDkIw&cbp=12,132.35,,0,5

Which house? They all seem a long way back - even the boundary walls!

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Not if the van was driving on the opposite side of the road from St Peters road....in which case the house boundary wall is on the edge of the pavement.

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56 years after it was decided it was needed, the Bedford Bypass is nearing completion. The last single carriageway length of it.We have the most photogenic mayor though, always being photographed doing nothing

Are you presuming that the van was coming from the right or the left?
I'm presuming the right, and the van driver swerved right to try and avoid the exiting driver - but if he made it to the house boundary opposite, it might appear that the final impact speed was not so great that the van did not crash through along Straight Road.

We recently lost an elderly resident in similar circumstances on the A591 - NSL applies.
He appears to have pulled out in front of an oncoming vehicle for no apparent reason.
The view to the right is extensive:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?num=50&hl=en&safe=off&q=Hollins+Ln,+Burneside,+Kendal,+Cumbria+LA9+6QL,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FRFVPQMdubjV_w&split=0&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=6.881357,14.941406&hq=&hnear=Hollins+Ln,+Burneside,+Kendal,+Cumbria+LA9+6QL,+United+Kingdom&ll=54.349556,-2.776773&spn=0.00176,0.004136&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=54.349523,-2.776925&panoid=HDYf0hZq9JR916NnfdsbZg&cbp=12,305.37,,0,4.36
However, in the distance, a parallel lane crosses the same main road where it is dualled, and it was the scene of another fatal a while ago, again involving an elderly local man - this time, hit by a van from the left.

It worries me, because my father is 82 - but a cautious driver with no accidents to his name except one none blame - he was hit by a driver in the Scottish highlands, on a single track road. The other driver was rushing for a ferry, and could not stop in time when he met an oncoming car - my father, who had stopped by the time he was struck!

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