'Dangerous' Roads?

[heebeegeetee]

DatsunDave said:

A road with sleeping policemen, barriers and a flat, grippy surface would be safer than a road, running along a ridge, with an excessive camber to a steep drop with no barrier, with a worn and slippery surface.

Simple.

And yet the roads in surburbia, which have sleeping policeman but almost no natural hazards, will have by far the highest accident rates.

Are all Japanese roads dangerous because occasionally Japan suffers earthquakes?

[DatsunDave]

heebeegeetee said:

And yet the roads in surburbia, which have sleeping policeman but almost no natural hazards, will have by far the highest accident rates.

Are all Japanese roads dangerous because occasionally Japan suffers earthquakes?

Well you could take the statistics regarding earthquakes and give a safety rating accordingly.

Suburban roads may have the highest number of accidents, but I am not sure about rates.

I agree with the general concept that roads can be much safer places given appropriate levels of concentration and technique.

However you look at it, some roads are far more dangerous than others.

Seems some have a different view on the meaning of dangerous, but I can only speak subjectively.

It would be helpful for some to remember that 'road' does not refer to tarmac, nor any other surface material

When we say the 'road' from A to B, for example, we are talking about the route. If there are a lot of accidents on that route due to the road having a high speed and/or lots of hazards, we may suggest another route that is safer.

To suggest all roads are equally safe, or equally dangerous is unrealistic and illogical.

[saaby93]

Here's the (in)famous one
http://www.grumpyoldsod.com/lethal%20roads.asp
There was another where after a motorway accident a police test vehicle upon braking rather than screeching to a halt gave a whooshing noise as the surface turned into lubricant under the locked wheels

[TeaNoSugar]

andy-xr said:

I'm going to nominate the M1 Southbound between J33 and 31 tonight. 4 accidents, 9 vehicles and a road closure in the space of about 15 miles. Was stationary for about 15 mins around an hour ago. Coincidentally there seemed to be 3 different sets of roadworks going on

A section of road with way too many accidents. As a local, I drive that stretch frequently. I guess I've seen about half a dozen crashes by J.31. in the last 2 years. I don't understand it either, I've never seen it as a dangerous bit of road, yet cars regularly seem to end up on the embankment. The last time I saw one was about 3 months ago, a BMW 3 series (convertible as well I think, or maybe just a completely crushed roof), upside down in the trees right at the top of the embankment!

[DatsunDave]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-is...

Ironic.