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Australia's most dangerous roads revealed

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By Mikala TheocharousSeptember 14, 2023 - 1:42AM

Insurance provider AAMI has revealed the most dangerous roads in each capital city.

Click through to see your capital city's top crash hotspots.

Topics:

  • National
  • New South Wales
  • Victoria
  • Queensland
  • Brisbane
  • Perth
  • Western Australia
  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Hobart
  • Northern Territory
  • Darwin
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In Sydney, the Hume Highway in Liverpool was deemed the most dangerous, with the Parramatta M4 close behind.

Victoria Road in West Ryde, Parramatta Road in Auburn and the M5 Motorway in Moorebank all made the list of the top five crash hotspots in Sydney.

Richmond Road in Marsden Park also cracked the top five, tying with the Hume Highway in Yagoona.

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The Hume Highway in Liverpool was the most dangerous in the afternoon, with rear-enders being the most common type of crash.

It was mostly males involved in car accidents in this location in the last 12 months. 

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Melbourne's top 5 most dangerous roads include Springvale Road in Glen Waverley, Maroondah Highway at Ringwood and Doncaster Road in Doncaster.

Craigieburn Road in Craigieburn came in as the fifth most common crash spot. 

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Plenty Road at Bundoora was the number one crash spot in Melbourne.

The most crashes occurred on Thursdays and Fridays in the afternoon.

Rear-enders was the most common crash type.



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Brisbane's top crash hotspots include Mains Road in Sunnybank, Logan Road in Eight Mile Plains and Waterworks road in Ashgrove.

Logan Road at Mount Gravatt and Gympie Road in Kedron tied for fourth most dangerous road. 

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Gympie Road in Chermside was the most dangerous road in Brisbane.

Mornings were the most common time for a crash, with Thursdays being the most dangerous day of the week.

Females and males were equally as likely to be involved in a crash.

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In Adelaide, The Parade in Norwood, North Terrace in Adelaide and Unley Road in Unley all made the top five most dangerous list.

Brighton Road and Main North Road in Munno Para tied at fifth. 

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West Terrace in Adelaide was the most dangerous road in the city.

Saturday was the most dangerous day of the week, with nose-to-tail collisions the most common.

Males were most likely to be involved in an accident, with the most common age group being 25-34.

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Tonkin Highway at Bayswater and the Mitchell Freeway in Perth made the top five list for most dangerous roads in Perth.

The Great Eastern Highway in Midland and the Kwinana Freeway in South Perth both came in fourth.

Kwinana Freeway in Baldivis, Cockburn Central and Pinjarra Road in Mandurah tied for fifth.

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Albany Highway in Cannington was the most dangerous road in Perth.

Wednesdays and Thursdays were the most dangerous days of the week, with nose-to-tail accidents the most common.

Males were most likely to be involved in a crash.

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The Stuart Highway was the most dangerous road in the Northern Territory, including at Alice Springs, Pine Creek, Darwin and Berrimah.

The Cox Peninsula Road at Berry Springs was the fifth most dangerous road, tied with the Stuart Highway at Berrimah. 

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The Stuart Highway in Katherine was the most dangerous crash spot in the territory.

Saturday was the most dangerous day, with collisions with an animal being the most common cause of crashes.

Males were most likely to be involved in a crash. The most common age group was 25-34 year olds.

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Canberra Avenue at Fyshwick, Gundaroo Drive in Gungahlin and Drakeford Drive at Kambah were all in the top five most dangerous roads in Canberra.

Newcastle Street and Monaro Highway in Fyshwick tied for the fifth-most dangerous road in the territory.

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The Monaro Highway in Hume was the most dangerous street in Canberra.

Friday was the most dangerous day, with crashes most common in the afternoon.

Rear-enders were the common kind of crash. 

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Hobart's most dangerous roads include Main Road in Moonah, Sandy Bay Road, and Macquarie Street in Hobart.

Murray Street in Hobart and Main Road in Glenorchy are tied as the fifth most dangerous road.

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Argyle Street in Hobart was the most dangerous road in the city.

The most common crashes were accidental collisions while parking.

Females were most likely to get into an accident, with 65+ being the most common age group.

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