Sandy Bay Road is the most crash-prone road in Tasmania, a new study has revealed, with the Hobart link one of several to dominate the top 10 list of crash hotspots.
AAMI’s ‘Decade of Driving Report’, which analysed data from over 4 million crash claims across the country, found eight of the top 10 notorious roads are located in the capital.
This is the fourth time in ten years Sandy Bay Road has been given the dubious title.
The Brooker Highway, Tasman Highway and Macquarie Street round out the top four, with Wellington Street in Launceston and the Bass Highway in Devonport the only other roads outside of Hobart to make the list.
The report found afternoons are the most precarious time of the day (30%) to be on the road, while Friday was the most hazardous day of the week (16%).
It also revealed that men are involved in over half of all crashes, with drivers over 65 making up just under a third.
The most common types of claims are collisions with stationary objects, accidental damage while parked and rear-end crashes.
“Nose to tail crashes and failing to give-way are consistently the top types of accidents, indicating that as a nation, we have a propensity to tailgate other drivers and drive distracted,” AAMI’s motor claims manager Leah James said.
“While there have been many changes and technological advances to the types of vehicles we drive since we started the AAMI Crash Index in 1994, AAMI’s Decade of Driving Report found that unfortunately we haven’t changed much about the way we drive.”
Tasmania’s most notorious crash hotspots
1. Sandy Bay, Sandy Bay Road
2. Hobart, Brooker Highway
3. Hobart, Tasman Highway
4. Hobart, Macquarie Street
5. Launceston, Wellington Street
6. Hobart, Argyle Street
7. Hobart, Davey Street
8. Devonport, Bass Highway
9. Moonah, Main Road
10. Glenorchy, Brooker Highway
