Re: Hmmm, too slow? Danger of A-Roads
Posted: 27 Oct 2013, 1:24am
SilverBadge wrote:Previous EuroRAP data does have useful subsets of data. In previous editions it appears that the most dangerous roads are those where thrillseeker bikers go to commit premature suicide - Cat and Fiddle and similar roads, a large proportion of which seem to fall in their definition of East Midlands. Strip motorbikes out of the figures and these roads fall down to average risk - for cars the worst roads are clustered around the Pennine motorways so my guess is accidents occur due to failure to adapt quickly enough from fast boring motorways to far slower and more taxing feeder roads.Big T wrote:The article said that the East Midlands is one of the most dangerous places. i think that is because of Lincolnshire, where they have a lot of single carraigeway roads with slower traffic (lorries, farm vehicles) on them. Lorries have a lower speed limit which effectively means that all traffic travels at the lorry speed limit. This means car drivers indulge in risky overtakes and cause accidents.
The recent upgrade of the A46 road to a dual carraigeway with graded junctions has made things much better and safer for us locally. No more taking your life in your hands trying to cross it and no more waiting 5 mins to get out of a junction.
Very much the case around my way- lots of bike nutters. Though boy-racers in sporty saloons (Imprezas and older BMWs largely) and hatchbacks (Focii and Corsas typically) are a large player too. But added to those are the olders in Civics, middle managers in Audis and some of the worst- hunter welly wearers in upmarket fourbys- many times I've been ignored by parades of dark fancy fourbys with a spotlight on the roof and flat cap inside, as they power down the middle of rural A-roads and single-track lanes.