Are you dreaming of a European road trip this summer? Every day, an estimated one billion cars are on the road. These can be winding or traffic-clogged areas that require extra vigilance. " The coronavirus pandemic has only encouraged risky driving because of the drop in road use," stresses the Budget-Direct insurance company behind the study.
Accident rates on these European roads were analysed to establish this ranking, as well as weather conditions, traffic levels and the design of the roads to ensure the best possible safety for motorists.
Route 622 along the northwest coast of Iceland, one of the few 4WD routes in the Westfjords to view the Dýrafjördur and Arnarfjördur fjords, is one of the most dangerous roads due to extreme weather conditions. The road, a popular road trip in Iceland, is completely closed to the public during part of the year due to snow and ice.
Another notoriously dangerous road is the A1010 in the UK, which passes through London with a rate of 12.7 accidents per million vehicles, almost nine times the national average.
What are the most dangerous roads in Europe?
The B12 in Germany
The Hillerød motorway in Denmark
Route 622 in Iceland
The N59 in Ireland
The A4 in the Netherlands
The A54 in Belgium
The A1010 in the UK
The A12 in Austria
The RCEA - RN79 - in France
The Gubrist tunnel in Switzerland
The Arrabassada road in Spain
The IC19 in Portugal
Pic Blanc in Andorra
Koroški Bridge in Slovenia
D512 in Croatia
The M17 motorway in Bosnia-Herzegovina
The serpentine road from Kotor to Cetinje in Montenegro
The A51 in Italy
The coastal road in Malta
The E20 in Sweden
Motorway 26 in Finland
The Atlantic Highway in Norway
The Riga Ring Road in Estonia
The A1 in Latvia
Vilnius-Kaunas road in Lithuania
National Road No.7 in Poland
The Magistral Road 22 in Serbia
The Patiopoulo-Perdikaki mountain road in Greece
The E83 in Bulgaria
DN1 in Romania
The RN79, the most dangerous road in France
Also known as the RCEA, the Centre-Europe Atlantique road, the RN79 crosses France from east to west. It begins at the entrance to the Mont Blanc tunnel between Italy and France. It is a very busy road, with two-lane sections known to be the scene of about twice as many accidents as a similar road.
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