Norfolk's county council has refused to commit to further safety improvements around a busy rural junction, despite some locals claiming they are forced to play "Russian roulette" each time they use it.
Peter Rivett, a farmer from North Elmham, between Dereham and Fakenham, said the A1067/B1110 junction at nearby Guist was in desperate need of an upgrade to prevent road accidents.
It follows a fatal three-vehicle crash on the A1067 in his village on September 21 after which a man in his 70s died.
Mr Rivett said of the crossroads, which links Norwich and Fakenham on one axis and Dereham and Holt on the other: “I totally agree with the sentiments regarding the speeding of vehicles.
"But that problem is made hugely more dangerous by the fact that when crossing or turning out onto the main road from the Dereham direction the vision towards the right [Norwich direction] is extremely limited and probably deceptive to those unfamiliar with this road.”
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Mr Rivett said this was partly because of the road's angle, but mostly due to weeds and hedges obscuring the view a one corner of the junction.
“Quite frankly Russian roulette is not too strong a term to describe negotiating this crossroads and I now dread every time I use it and try to minimise those journeys, this is not the first fatality here and if nothing is done, sadly it will not be last.”
Mr Rivett said he first wrote to Norfolk County Council's highways department about the crossing seven years ago.
A spokesman from the county council said they were aware of the concerns over visibility at the junction, and had undertaken works since they were first reported by the parish council.
These have included changes to the road markings, giving drivers who stop at the giveway line on the B1110 north (Holt Road) improved views in both directions to the previous positioning.
The council has also resurfaced the road to improve grip in wet conditions.
The spokesman said road safety had improved "considerably" since the works, and there had only been one "minor injury accident" on the northern part of the junction, towards Holt, and none on the southern part of the junction for the past five years.
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