What is the safest city to drive in the UK?

Cardiff has the lowest proportion of road accidents of any city in Britain, according to a new study. A league table produced by the accident compensation website Claims.co.uk awarded each city a score out of 10, based on road accidents and fatality rates reported over the last year.



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Carretera a los Yungas (Bolivia) Locally known as the 'route of death', this Bolivian road is 80 km long and considered by many as the world's most dangerous road.

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Hardknott Pass is considered to be one of the most challenging in the UK. It has earned this consideration due to its series of hairpin bends and the high risk of ice on the road. It is a steep, twisting, single-track road that cuts right through the heart of the Lake District between the Duddon Valley and Eskdale.

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Magic Roundabout, Swindon The Magic Roundabout is often listed as one of the most intimidating junctions in the UK. It's best shown in map form so you can see the complexity of its one-way systems feeding five roundabouts.

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Despite the upgrades, the A1(M) remains one of the most hazardous roads in the UK. In fact, it has earned the title of Britain's deadliest road, with collisions causing the deaths of 172 people over the past decade alone. Between 2007 and 2016, the road saw a total of 7,848 accidents involving 10,821 vehicles.

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Mare Street in Hackney has earned the unfortunate title of Britain's worst street for parking after drivers were hit with a staggering 32,347 fines over a two-year period to July 2022 - amounting to 44 tickets every day, totalling £2.26million.

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Yes, driving in Britain (or indeed anywhere else in europe) is quite a bit harder than the USA. The reason being is that many of our roads grew organically around buildings and fields and were only wide enough for a horse and cart doing 2mph. Whereas the majority of US roads were purpose built for automobiles.

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1. Brussels, Belgium. Brussels takes the top spot as the hardest city to drive in, with an overall score of 23 out of 100. In Brussels, the average person spends 236 hours in rush hour a year, with the average speed during this time being 12.4 mph.

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