 The temporary lights near the showground on Sunday night |
The Welsh Assembly Government has been criticised for failing to pay for permanent lights on a road near the Royal Welsh Show where a teenager died. The father of Elgan Williams, 16, of Denbighshire, said he would pay for permanent lights if he could afford it.
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) and Wales Young Farmers' Club have paid �11,000 for temporary lights.
The assembly government said the low accident rate did not justify permanent lights.
It was also worried about light pollution.
Elgan, from Groes, was knocked down by a car outside the young people's village the night before last year's show opened.
Powys coroner Geraint Williams recorded a verdict of accidental death in February.
Elgan's father Bob said young people walking with him had complained that the area was too dark during the night of his son's death.
He added: "If I had the money I would do it (pay for permanent lighting) myself and put lighting there. I would never like anybody to go through what I've gone through and my family."
Temporary lights were installed last year and police urged the assembly government to consider making them permanent.
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The agricultural showpiece, which attracts more than 200,000 people, started at Llanelwedd, Powys, on Monday, but there are still only temporary lights.
Other safety measures at the scene of the accident include a temporary 30mph limit and warning signs.
RWAS chief executive David Walters said: "We are disappointed I must admit, and of course that the society and the Wales Young Farmers' Club are faced with the full cost of the scheme that will be installed this year."
An assembly government spokeswoman said it already contributed substantially to traffic management costs at the show through Powys Council.
She added: "We have been working closely with Powys County Council and the Royal Welsh Show's organisers to provide a number of safety measures for visitors to this year's show.
"These include a package of temporary traffic orders for the duration of the show, including reduced speed limits on the A470 and A483, temporary lighting rigs to illuminate a route along the A470 from the Llanelwedd roundabout to the young persons village and electronic variable signs to warn motorists of the possibility of pedestrians being in the road."
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If I had the money I would do it myself and put lighting there
