More than one accident a week happens on a dangerous blackspot in Hammersmith and Fulham, stats obtained by SW Londoner reveal.
Uxbridge Road has the worst record for road accidents over the last ten years, with a shocking 733 vehicle collisions since 2005 – averaging six every month.
The most dangerous stretch runs between Bloemfontein Road and Wood Lane followed by the section that runs from Old Oak Road to Coningham Road.
Tragically these figures also record a fatality from 2009 at the foot of Tunis Road where a large passenger vehicle crashed.
Ed Morrow, campaigns and communications officer of road safety charity Brake, said: “The most important thing drivers can do to protect people, on busy roads where people work, shop and play, is to stick to 20mph or below.
“This gives the driver plenty of time to react if anything unexpected happens, like a child stepping out from behind a parked car – your stopping distance will be half of that at 30mph.”
Wood Lane, which runs off Uxbridge Road to Westway, has suffered two fatalities and 357 accidents since 2005, earning it the shameful title of second most dangerous road.
Its connection with the elevated section of the Westway roundabout, another accident blackspot, is the worst junction in the area, seeing a death in 2006.
The information also showed that the elevated section of the Westway roundabout is the worst junction for accidents in the area, with an average of 16 a year – more than one per month.
Heartbreakingly a four-car accident also caused a death and six casualties at the hazardous intersection.
Mr Morrow gave advice for navigating junctions and staying safe on busy roads.
He said: “Drivers also need to look longer and take it extra slow at junctions and bends, and give vulnerable people on foot and bike plenty of space.”
Proposals to cut the speed limit to 20mph on all residential roads in Hammersmith & Fulham will be put to the public by the council in April.
A consultation to gauge support for the lower limit will be launched as part of a £1.81million programme of street improvements, funded by Transport for London.
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