RAC Risky Roads Survey results 2016/17
Risky Roads is WA's largest road infrastructure survey which asks the community to nominate dangerous roads and intersections around the State. The 2016 survey received over 6,000 nominations. These are the top 10 roads and intersections nominated in metropolitan and regional WA. For information on all Risky Roads campaigns visit riskyroads.com.au
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Top ten intersections
Rank Intersection Issues
1 Forrest Highway (Australind Bypass) X Hynes Road, Speed of vehicles too high. Inadequate crossing or turning Eaton opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 2 Denny Avenue X Streich Avenue, Kelmscott Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. 3 Denny Avenue X Railway Avenue, Kelmscott Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. 4 Edgewater Drive X Ocean Reef Road, Edgewater Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. Speed of vehicles too high. 5 Green Street X Scarborough Beach Road, Mount Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate crossing or turning Hawthorn opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 6 Albany Highway X S Coast Highway, Orana (Albany) Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate crossing or turning Includes Chester Pass X Hanrahan X North Road X Albany Highway roundabout. opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 7 Garden Street X Nicholson Road X Yale Road, Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate crossing or turning Canning Vale roundabout opportunity. 8 Beaufort Street X Walcott Street , Mount Lawley Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. 9 Nicholson Road X Thomas Road, Oakford Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. Confusing road or intersection layout. 10 (a) Great Eastern Highway X Scott Street, Greenmount Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. Speed of vehicles too high. 10 (b) Abernethy Road X Hopkinson Road, Oakford Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunities. Speed of vehicles too high.
Top ten roads
Rank Roads Issues
1 Denny Avenue, Kelmscott Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Pedestrian issues. 2 Albany Highway, Albany to Bannister Lacks overtaking opportunities. Rough, slippery or loose surface. Tight curves or blind crests. Narrow road lanes or bridges. 3 Great Eastern Highway, The Lakes to Northam Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. and Merredin to Southern Cross Tight curves or blind crests. 4 Toodyay Road, Red Hill to Toodyay Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Tight curves or blind crests. 5 Great Southern Highway, York to Cranbrook Tight curves and blind crests. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. 6 Armadale Road, Cockburn to Armadale Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges.
7 Indian Ocean Drive, Lancelin to Dongara Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Tight curves or blind crests. 8 Bussell Highway, Capel Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks overtaking opportunities.
9 Great Northern Highway, Muchea to Bindoon Rough, slippery or loose surface. Crumbling road edges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. 10 South Coast Highway, Cheynes to Jerdacuttup Crumbling road edges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges.
Road or intersection appeared in the 2014 Risky Roads top 10 results Metropolitan Perth
Top ten intersections
Rank Intersection Issues
1 Denny Avenue X Streich Avenue, Kelmscott Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. 2 Denny Avenue X Railway Avenue, Kelmscott Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. 3 Edgewater Drive X Ocean Reef Road, Edgewater Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. Speed of vehicles too high. 4 Green Street X Scarborough Beach Road, Mount Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate crossing or turning Hawthorn opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 5 Garden Street X Nicholson Road X Yale Road, Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate crossing or turning Canning Vale roundabout opportunity. 6 Beaufort Street X Walcott Street, Mount Lawley Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. 7 Nicholson Road X Thomas Road, Oakford Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. Confusing road or intersection layout. 8 Great Eastern Highway X Scott Street, Greenmount Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. Speed of vehicles too high. 9 Abernethy Road X Hopkinson Road, Oakford Speed of vehicles too high. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. Poor or no road lighting. 10 Baldivis Road X Kulija Road, Baldivis Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunities. Speed of vehicles too high.
Top ten roads
Rank Road Issues
1 Denny Avenue, Kelmscott Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Pedestrian issues. 2 Toodyay Road, Red Hill to Toodyay Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Tight curves or blind crests. 3 Armadale Road, Cockburn to Armadale Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges.
4 Neaves Road, Mariginup to Bullsbrook Lacks overtaking opportunities. Poor or no road lighting. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. 5 Lord Street, Caversham Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. Pedestrian issues. 6 Fitzgerald Street, Menora Confusing road or intersection layout. Narrow road, lanes or bridges.
7 Reid Highway, Caversham Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks overtaking opportunities.
8 Abernethy Road, Byford Inadequate crossing or turning opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Pedestrian issues. 9 Great Eastern Highway Bypass, Hazelmere Crumbling road edges. Narrow road, lanes or bridges
10 Scarborough Beach Road, Osborne Park Lack of Crossing or turning opportunities. Lack of median strip or separation from oncoming traffic.
Road or intersection appeared in the 2014 Risky Roads top 10 results Regional WA
Top ten intersections
Rank Intersection Issues
1 Forrest Highway (Australind Bypass) X Hynes Road, Speed of vehicles too high. Inadequate crossing or turning Eaton opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 2 Albany Highway X S Coast Highway, Orana (Albany) Confusing road or intersection layout. Inadequate crossing or turning Includes Chester Pass X Hanrahan X North Road X Albany Highway roundabout. opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 3 Hosken Street X N W Coastal Highway, Bluff Point Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning (Geraldton) opportunity. 4 Busselton Bypass X Fairway Drive, West Busselton Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity
5 Pinjarra Road X South Yunderup Road, Ravenswood Inadequate traffic light system. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Tight curves or blind crests. 6 Bussell Highway X Walcliffe Road, Margaret River Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Pedestrian issues.
7 Cyrillean Way X Dunn Bay Road, Dunsborough Pedestrian issues Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Confusing road or intersection layout. 8 Forrest Highway (Australind Bypass) X Paris Road, Speed of vehicles too high. Inadequate crossing or turning Australind opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 9 (a) Bussell Highway X Somerville Drive, College Grove Speed of vehicles too high. Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 9 (b) Coalfields Highway X Princep Street South, Collie Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system. 9 (c) Forrest Hwy X Old Bunbury Road, Waroona Inadequate crossing or turning opportunity. Inadequate traffic light system.
Top ten roads
Rank Road Issues
1 Albany Highway, Albany to Bannister Lacks overtaking opportunities. Rough, slippery or loose surface. Tight curves or blind crests. Narrow road lanes or bridges. 2 Great Eastern Highway, The Lakes to Northam Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. and Merredin to Southern Cross Tight curves or blind crests. 3 Great Southern Highway, York to Cranbrook Tight curves and blind crests. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. 4 Indian Ocean Drive, Lancelin to Dongara Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Tight curves or blind crests. 5 Bussell Highway, Capel Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks overtaking opportunities.
6 Great Northern Highway, Muchea to Bindoon Rough, slippery or loose surface. Crumbling road edges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. 7 South Coast Highway, Cheynes to Jerdacuttup Crumbling road edges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. 8 Brand Highway, Arrowsmith to South Greenough Lacks overtaking opportunities. Tight curves or blind crests Rough, slippery or loose surface. 9 South Western Highway, Manjimup to Walpole Crumbling road edges. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. Poor road marking or no edge lines 10 Denmark - Mount Barker Road, Denmark Crumbling road edges. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Tight curves to Mount Barker or blind crests. R15594-12 Road or intersection appeared in the 2014 Risky Roads top 10 results