The Most Dangerous Road In Britain
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The biggest study ever undertaken on the safety of Britain's roads has identified the most dangerous major road in the UK. This most dangerous road has been named in a damning report which concludes one in ten motorways and A roads present an 'unacceptably high risk to users'. The June study revealed that once again, Britain's most-dangerous road is the Cat and Fiddle Pass section of the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton in Cheshire.
The June study revealed that once again, Britain's most-dangerous road is the Cat and Fiddle Pass section of the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton in Cheshire. This section of the single carriageway was the location for 21 fatal and serious injuries in 2008. The study, which looked at around 28,000 miles of British motorways and A-roads, was produced in a bid to encourage the government to focus spending on improving road safety.
To combat the incidents on the Cat and Fiddle section, over 5000, 000 has been spent so far on road safety improvements and observation including installing high-friction surfacing, barriers and signs, widening the carriageway, using mobile speed cameras, reducing the speed limit and the use of unmarked police cars and a police aircraft all with the sole aim of enforcing the speed limit in this notorious section of the road.
The report found that a third of all fatal and serious crashes occur at junctions, while one in four crashes involve a motorbike. Furthermore, serious road accidents are six times more likely to occur on single roads than on motorways, and carry double the risk of dual carriageways.
Road Safety Foundation director Dr Joanne Hill said: 'This year's report shows that not only can Britain reduce roads deaths and serious injuries but that, by targeting a relatively small mileage of high-risk roads, we can do so with good economic returns
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