Dangerous Roads In Britain To Avoid
Monday, 19. July 2010
There are some very dangerous roads in the UK. In fact a study published by the European Road Assessment Programme showed that half of all fatal collisions occur on one tenth of all British roads. The safety report showed that 10% of motorways and trunk roads have an unacceptable high risk. Interestingly the report shows that spending money on roads would not only make them safer and save lives but also save £18 billion per annum. In a statement they said that ‘The high cost of emergency services and long-term care for the disabled can often be avoided through little more than the cost of a pot of paint.’ The most dangerous stretch of road in Britain, receiving just one star out of four, is the A537 from Macclesfield in Cheshire to Buxton in Derbyshire – known as Cat and Fiddle and very popular with motorcyclists. The A40 from Llandovery to Carmarthen in Wales, is the UK’s most improved road thanks to the laying of anti-skid surfacing. Should more money be spent on roads during these hard times? By Graham Hill
