RAC Risky Roads Survey results 2018/19 Risky Roads is WA's largest road infrastructure survey which asks the community to nominate dangerous roads and intersections around the State. The 2018 survey received over 6,000 nominations. These are the top 10 roads and intersections nominated in metropolitan and regional WA. For more information, please contact [email protected] Metropolitan Perth Top ten risky roads Rank Road Issues 1 Keirnan Street, Mundijong Poor/no pedestrian access/footpath. Unsafe or poor pedestrian crossing. Poor road surface quality 2 Kwinana Freeway & Canning Highway interchange, Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Lacks median strip/traffic separation. Como Confusing layout 3 Armadale Road, Cockburn to Armadale* Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Vehicles travel over the speed limit 4 Denny Avenue, Kelmscott* Poorly timed traffic light system. Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Confusing layout 5 North Lake Road (South Street to Cockburn Central), Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Kardinya – Cockburn Central Poorly timed traffic light system 6 Albany Highway, Bentley - Cannington Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Poorly timed traffic light system 7 Thomas Road (Tonkin Highway to Kwinana Freeway), Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Area Oakford requires lights/roundabout 8 Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley - Inglewood Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Vehicles travel over the speed limit 9 Hartman Drive, Darch Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Lacks median strip/traffic separation 10 (a) Abernethy Road (Warrington Road to South Western Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Poor road surface quality. Lacks Highway), Byford* median strip/traffic separation 10 (b) Fitzgerald Street, North Perth* Confusing layout. Poor or confusing signage. Little chance to turn/ cross traffic Top ten risky intersections Rank Intersection Issues 1 Great Northern Highway X Swan Christian College, Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Middle Swan Speed limit too high 2 Nicholson Road X Thomas Road, Oakford* Area requires lights/roundabout. Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Vehicles travel over the speed limit 3 Hartman Drive X Mullingar Way, Darch Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Lacks median strip/traffic separation 4 Green Street X Scarborough Beach Road, Mt Confusing layout. Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires Hawthorn / Osborne Park / Joondanna* lights/roundabout 5 Kargotich Road X Thomas Road, Oakford Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Area requires lights/roundabout 6 Grantham Street X Jersey Street, Wembley Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Vegetation/objects block visibility 7 Clayton Street X Military Road, Bellevue Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Confusing layout 8 Rutland Road X Great Northern Highway, Bullsbrook Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Vehicles travel over the speed limit 9 Great Eastern Highway X Scott Street, Greenmount* Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Vehicles travel over the speed limit 10 Alexander Road X Hardey Road, Belmont Confusing layout. Area requires lights/roundabout. Vehicles travel over the speed limit *Road or intersection also appeared in the 2016/17 Risky Roads summary. Regional WA Top ten risky roads Rank Road Issues 1 Bussell Highway, Busselton - Capel* Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks median strip/traffic separation 2 Indian Ocean Drive, Two Rocks - Arrowsmith* Lacks overtaking opportunities. Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Tight curves or blind crests 3 Great Eastern Highway, The Lakes – Northam and Poor road surface quality. Lacks overtaking opportunities. Tight curves Merredin - Coolgardie* or blind crests 4 Burakin - Wailki Road, Burakin Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Poor road surface quality. Tight curves or blind crests 5 Albany Highway, Ashendon – Williams Poor road surface quality. Lacks overtaking opportunities. Tight curves or blind crests 6 Great Northern Highway, Muchea - Bindoon* Poor road surface quality. Lacks overtaking opportunities. Tight curves or blind crests 7 Kaloorup Road, Jindong - Vasse Tight curves or blind crests. Poor road surface quality. Narrow road, lanes or bridges 8 Great Southern Highway, The Lakes - York Tight curves or blind crests. Poor road surface quality. Narrow road, lanes or bridges 9 South Western Highway, Manjimup - Walpole* Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Poor road surface quality. Tight curves or blind crests 10 Toodyay Road, Gidgegannup - Toodyay* Narrow road, lanes or bridges. Lacks overtaking opportunities. Tight curves or blind crests Top ten risky intersections Rank Intersection Issues 1 Albany Highway X South Coast Highway Confusing layout. Little chance to turn/cross traffic (Chester Pass Roundabout), Lockyer/Orana* 2 Bussell Highway X Somerville Drive, College Grove* Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Area requires lights/roundabout. Speed limit too high 3 Cyrillean Way X Dunn Bay Road, Dunsborough* Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Confusing layout. Unsafe or poor pedestrian crossing 4 Dodson Road X South Western Highway, Glen Iris Area requires lights/roundabout. Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Vehicles travel over the speed limit 5 Bussell Highway X Tuart Drive, Capel Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Lacks median strip/traffic separation. Lacks overtaking opportunities 6 Forrest Highway X Binningup Road, Binningup Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Speed limit too high. Vehicles travel over the speed limit 7 Formby Road South X Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Tight curves or blind crests. Confusing layout. Area requires lights/ Road, Jackitup roundabout 8 Albany Highway X West Beattie Road, Kendenup/ Tight curves or blind crests. Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Speed Mount Barker limit too high 9 Bayly Street X Chapman Road, Geraldton Little chance to turn/cross traffic. Confusing layout. Area requires lights/roundabout 10 Bussell Highway X King Street, West Busselton Area requires lights/roundabout. Little chance to turn/cross traffic Unsafe or poor pedestrian crossing *Road or intersection also appeared in the 2016/17 Risky Roads summary. R15594-12 .