As many as 58% of Britain’s A-roads and 25% of motorways are not safe, according to a survey by the Road Safety Foundation.

Single-carriageway A-roads are rated Britain’s most dangerous roads, with a 12km stretch of road between Macclesfield and Buxton rated as the most dangerous after it saw a 42% increase in the number of fatal and serious collisions in the past year.

However, when motorcyclist collisions are removed from the league table, the 6.5km stretch of the A675 between Higher Walton and the M65 (J3) is Britain’s most dangerous road, with more than half of all fatal and serious collisions occurring at junctions.

“The UK’s highest-risk roads are single-carriageways, and eight out of 10 of the persistently higher risk roads are in the North of England, notably around Buxton, Sheffield, Macclesfield and in Yorkshire and Humberside,” explained Dr Joanne Hill, Director of the Road Safety Foundation.

The Road Safety Foundation’s annual study takes account of 45,000km of the country’s motorways and A-roads.

For further information, visit www.roadsafetyfoundation.com.