Australia's top 10 most dangerous drives
Almost 250 sections of Australian highway covering 20,000km have been studied to find the most deadlyHave you ever driven on a section of road that feels unsafe, or regularly commute through an area that experiences a high rate of accidents?
The Australian Automotive Association or AAA is urging motorists to talk to their local government representatives if they have, and has named its "Worst ten sections of national highway" as part of its Australian Road Assessment Program or AusRAP report.
According to the findings, Australia's worst national highway is the M4 Western Motorway in NSW, specifically the sector between Parramatta Road and Concord to M7 Westlink.
| State or Territory | Number | Highway | Section |
| NSW | M4 | Western Motorway | Parramatta Road, Concord to M7 Westlink |
| TAS | M2/A2 | Bass Highway | Nine Mile Road to Stowport Road |
| NSW | M31 | Hume Motorway/Freeway | South Western Motorway/M5 to Narellan Road, Campbelltown |
| QLD | M1 | Pacific Motorway | Gateway Motorway to Logan Motorway |
| TAS | A8 | East Tamar Highway | Alanvale Connector to Dalrymple Road |
| QLD | M1 | Pacific Motorway | Smith Street Freeway to NSW border |
| TAS | M1 | Midland Highway | Evandale Main Road to Howick Street |
| QLD | M1 | Pacific Motorway | Logan Motorway to Smith Street Freeway |
| QLD | A1 | Bruce Highway | Sarina to Mackay |
| WA | M1 | Great Northern / Victoria Highway | Kununnurra turnoff to the Northern Territory border |
The AusRAP report surveyed the crash statistics of 247 sections of highway in Australia, covering 20,664km as part of the National Land Transport Network.
The rankings were verified "based on risk, determined from the length of road section, traffic volume and the number of casualty crashes," states the AAA.
According to the report, there were 15,339 vehicle crashes causing serious injury on this road network between 2010 and 2014, with 924 of them resulting in deaths.
The author of the report has advised residents who use any of these dangerous road zones to contact their local political representatives and make their concerns known.
"Australia's motoring clubs are calling on all governments to make targeted, effective investments in road safety, and we urge them to use our statistically-based analysis to help make those investments," said AAA chief executive Michael Bradley.
More details can be found at the AusRAP website.
The national road toll has spiked alarmingly in 2016, so what do you think is the best way to reducing road deaths? Do you agree with the AAA? Have your say in the comments section below.
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