Britain's Most Dangerous Roads Revealed
List topped by drivers' favourite - the famous 'Cat and Fiddle' pass
The list is topped by the A537 between Buxton and Macclesfield - the famous Cat and Fiddle route that has recently been earmarked for average speed cameras - although the Road Safety Foundation says that, overall, Scotland has the most dangerous roads, followed by northern England.
The report, which encompasses almost 30,000 miles of A-roads and motorways, also concluded that half of all fatal accidents happen on just ten per cent of Britain's roads, that a third of serious crashes happen at junctions, and that single carriageway roads are statistically six times more risky than motorways.
The report suggests, however, that comparatively small amounts of money spent on specifically targeted improvements can reduce the numbers of incidents significantly.
The top ten most dangerous roads:
A357 Macclesfield to Buxton - Cheshire/Derbyshire
A5012 Pikehall to Matlock - Derbyshire
A621 Baslow to Totley - Derbyshire/South Yorkshire
A625 Calver to Sheffield - South Yorkshire
A54 Congleton to Buxton - Derbyshire
A581 Rufford to Chorley - Lancashire
A5004 Whaley Bridge to Buxton - Derbyshire
A675 Blackburn to Preston - Lancashire
A61 Barnsley to Wakefield - South/West Yorkshire
A285 Chichester to Petworth - West Sussex
But they will all have speed camera's on them costing thousands to install and maintain for which people simply slow down for denoting them pointless.
How about spending that money improving lines of sight, removing potholes, fixing bad surfaces or widening sections to allow safe overtaking when stuck behind the inevitable supermarket van/bus/scared or dawdling driver struggling round the tight lanes?
Smooth better flowing roads also reduce CO2 in a whole variety of ways from fuel use to component wear. See there's even a worthwhile green aspect to idea of taking better care of our roads.
Just wish someone would listen....
But they will all have speed camera's on them costing thousands to install and maintain for which people simply slow down for denoting them pointless.
How about spending that money improving lines of sight, removing potholes, fixing bad surfaces or widening sections to allow safe overtaking when stuck behind the inevitable supermarket van/bus/scared or dawdling driver struggling round the tight lanes?
Smooth better flowing roads also reduce CO2 in a whole variety of ways from fuel use to component wear. See there's even a worthwhile green aspect to idea of taking better care of our roads.
Just wish someone would listen....
It also points out the most of the fatal accidents occur in the summer with dry weather and good visibility and the large percentage of accidents envolve motorcyclists (car vs bike is always going to be one sided)
After a double fatality on the A625 a few years ago there was calls for lower speed limits, speed cameras etc but the cause of the crash was down to a defective tyre causing the car to skid on the damp road whilst entering a tight bend.
Driver error has been the cause of all the accidents on that stretch of road.
Eg; on an alternative back road recently the Council put speed humps down the length of the road and
fancy bollards + kerb stones between the speed humps at a cost of thousands of pounds, THEN left the F'KN great big 6" deep pot hole in the centre of the road where all this work was done. They left the original road surface untouched, Now what kind of f
king moron would do and pass such a disgraceful job????It beggars belief, and that's only one example of total incompetence and a gross waste of funds!
Yes a root and branch rout of all road departments, plus common sense thinking needs to be employed to these areas.
NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TW>>>
Is that everyone ragging it down to Goodwood?
I have family that live in the area and they say its almost a weekly occurance that a bike ends up in some sort of accident, especially at weekends when they go out in packs.
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