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Which motorway has the most accidents?

I-95. According to NHTSA's data, I-95 is the most dangerous highway in the United States. In 2019, it had the highest number of overall fatalities (284) and fatalities per 100 miles (14.88). Many of these accidents occurred in the northeast in the winter, when road conditions were far from ideal.



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British drivers feel London's M25 is the worst motorway in the country with almost half of those surveyed calling out the busy road. The London orbital topped a new Express poll with 47 percent of respondents selecting the road as their least favourite.

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A notorious traffic system has been named Britain's most daunting road intersection ... and it's not Spaghetti Junction. The Hanger Lane gyratory system in west London is viewed by drivers as the most frightening junction.

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Screeching tyres and half-crazed looks are all expected, and that's before you realise the devastation that has made you have to pull an emergency stop at 70 mph. Unlike the top risk players like the M6, the East Midlands is home to the safest motorway in the UK – the M42.

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The M45 is a motorway in Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, England and is 7.9 miles (12.7 km) long. It runs between junction 17 of the M1 motorway south east of Rugby and a junction with the A45 road southwest of Rugby. It has one of the lowest traffic volumes of the United Kingdom motorway system.

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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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Dangerous American roads FAQ Regarding the most fatalities per 100 miles, Interstate 95 (I-95) is considered the most dangerous road in America.

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The M96, positioned 20 miles from the M5 and the M50, has remained a well-hidden secret for years that saves countless lives. The 400-metre-long stretch of road in Moreton-in-Marsh has seen more crashes and traffic incidents than major routes because of its special purpose of training blue light workers.

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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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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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Gravelly Hill Interchange is the UK's busiest motorway junction and is one of the country's most iconic concrete structures which turned 50 last year. The winding labyrinth of roads along the M6 is also one of the biggest motorway interchanges in Europe and more than 200,000 vehicles travel on it daily.

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Young car drivers aged between 17 and 24 are an important set of road users because they are statistically over-represented in reported road accidents in comparison with older car drivers aged 25 and above.

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