Britain's most dangerous road

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EuroRap ratings identify the most dangerous road in Britain to be the Cat and Fiddle (A537) - 6th July 2008

The A537 between Buxton and Macclesfield has been named the most dangerous road in Britain.

Drivers have a thirty times greater risk of being killed in a road accident on this stretch of road than they have on a motorway. EuroRAP the road safety experts and producers of ITV's Police, Camera, Action! gave a rating to roads in 10 regions

The Cat and Fiddle, named after a pub at its highest point, was found to be the road on which road accidents are most likely to occur.

In all ten regions A-roads topped the list for being the most dangerous accident blackspots.

Motorways and duel carriageways are believed by four out of ten motorists to be the ones that drivers are most likely to be involved in a road accident on, this is actually not correct, with driver more likely to be killed or injured in a road accident on rural roads.

The Cat and Fiddle pub landlord David Barnes made comparisons with the Isle of Man suggesting that vehicles often drove too fast like they were on a race track.

He also referred to more policing recently which has helped to calm the situation, helping to reduce speeding and as a result goods vehicle, motorcyclist and car accidents.