Hazardous roads in capital cities around the country have been revealed by insurer AAMI’s 2018 National Crash Index. It’s based on data from accident insurance claims, reports the Daily Mail.

North Melbourne suburb Bundoora is Australia’s top danger hotspot for car accidents according to the report, due to the high-traffic Plenty Road. Ms Ashleigh Paterson, spokesperson for AAMI, said this was because of the road’s multiple lanes of traffic and traffic lights, a major tram route, and two of Melbourne’s major universities causing “extreme congestion during peak hours.”

Unsurprisingly, highways and motorways feature prominently in the survey, including Sydney’s Hume Highway and M4 Motorway at Parramatta, Canberra’s Monaro Highway, Perth’s Albany Highway and Great Eastern Highway, Melbourne’s Burwood Highway, and Hobart’s Brooker Highway.

AAMI reports that other areas around the country with the most car accidents include:

Sydney: Pennant Hills Road in Pennant Hills, Pacific Highway in Chatswood, and Stacey Street, Bankstown.

Brisbane: Gympie Road, Chermside and Aspley, and Mains Road, Sunnybank.

Canberra: Canberra Avenue in Fyshwick, Anketell Street in Greenway, and Gungahlin Drive in Gungahlin.

Melbourne: Doncaster Road in Doncaster, Springvale Road in Glen Waverley, and Stud Road in Rowville.

Perth: Garden City in Booragoon, Ranford Road in Canning Vale, and Joondalup Drive in Joondalup.

Adelaide: The Parade in Norwood, Marion Road in Marion, and Brighton Road in Brighton.  

Hobart: Argyle Street, Macquarie Street, Davey Street in Hobart; and Sandy Bay Road in Sandy Bay.  

The insurer’s report confirms all the red flags we should be looking out for in highly congested roadways such as frequent stopping and starting, changes in driving conditions, and multiple intersections.

Ms Paterson reminded motorists of the need to maintain concentration while driving as a key measure to prevent accidents.

But mobile use continues to hamper this as AAMI’s research shows.

35 per cent of those motorists surveyed said they texted while stopped at traffic lights, and 31 per cent said they held their handset as they spoke while driving.

AAMI also revealed that a disturbing amount of motorists – 38 per cent – weren’t aware that it is illegal to have your handset in your lap on speakerphone as you drive.

And if it irks you to see people blatantly using their mobiles as they drive, you’re in the majority with 67 per cent of motorists feeling the same way.

Ms Patterson said mobile use is one of the key causes of car accidents.

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