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BEWARE OF THESE

HOT

SPOTS

Drivers, take care when driving around these

dangerous hot spots in our capital cities.

Brisbane you’re racking up a lot of crashes. heavily used road is a well-known
hot spot due to congestion
The Hume Highway at Liverpool
has proven to be a consistently caused by commercial trucks
Brisbane drivers may need to up
their game on the road. This is dangerous stretch of road. This and commuters linking to the
particularly true around Gympie highway has a notorious past and Tullamarine Freeway and Nepean
Road (at Chermside and Aspley). has featured many times in the Highway.
With two appearances in the top hot spot countdown, only losing The often congested Maroondah
5 Brisbane hot spots this year, the crown once in the last 6 years Highway in Ringwood has seen
Gympie Road has once again to Pennant Hills Road (third place a dramatic increase in road
proved to be the most dangerous this year). incidents, helping it leapfrog
place for local drivers. This doesn’t Some other areas to watch several places from number 14
mean other regions are off the for distracted drivers and poor to number 4 on our list this year.
hook. merging are Victoria Road at West Doncaster Road has also proven
Ryde, Richmond Road at Marsden to be particularly accident-prone.
Drivers around Logan Road at Park and the noted hot spot of
Mount Gravatt also need to be Pennant Hills Road, Pennant Hills.
more observant—this major Adelaide
Brisbane road jumps two spots
this year, landing itself a spot Melbourne Adelaidean city drivers, what’s
at number 3. Nearby Mains happening on your historic North
Road comes in at number 4 this Attention Melburnians: proceed Terrace Road? This infamous
year, so remember not to get with serious caution on Plenty road features prominently in this
too distracted cruising around Road. This outer suburban road year’s AAMI Crash Index, taking
Sunnybank looking for new Asian sits comfortably in the number 1 the prize for top accident hot spot.
restaurants. A recent addition to hot spot for car accidents across Suburban drivers on the south
the list is Browns Plains Road— Australia. So, when heading to side aren’t faring much better, with
keep a watchful eye when zipping Bundoora, remember to be wary the Anzac Highway at Plympton
down this fast-growing section of of all the frequent roadworks and and Unley Road both featuring
the outer suburbs. newbie drivers getting to uni! in the top 5. This is a sign to be
extra vigilant while travelling along
Regular commuters along these popular arterial roads.
Sydney Springvale Road in Melbourne’s
southeast should also be extra Locals won’t be surprised to see
Sorry Sydneysiders. Maybe big city careful when heading through North East Road at Modbury
life is making you impatient, but Glen Waverley or Springvale. The at number 2 and South Road

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