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The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000). [3] Adults aged between 15 and 44 years account for 59 percent of global road traffic deaths. 77 percent of road deaths are males. [6]
It has a combination of narrow lanes, dense traffic, slow trucks, sharp turns, blind curves, sudden changes in traffic speeds, and wandering fauna such as deer, wild turkeys, and mountain lions, which has led to a number of collisions and fatalities. Because of this, SR 17 is considered to be one of the most dangerous highways in the state.
The state's most deadly freeways are in San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analyzed by ConsumerAffairs.
Route 74 between San Juan Capistrano and Lake Elsinore, due to its narrow width and high traffic volume, is known as one of the most dangerous highways in the state. [12] California's legislature has relinquished state control of segments of SR 74 in Perris and Palm Desert, and turned it over to local control.
And with a population just topping 100,000, its speeding fatality rate comes out to 10.894 deaths per 100,000 residents annually, making it the most dangerous location for speeding in the U.S ...
These roads account for over 1,000 fatalities a year. Learn how to protect yourself. You better have good insurance before you brave one of the 10 deadliest roads in the US
People also regularly walk across Friant near the intersection of Fort Washington for access to the northern part of Woodward Park. That intersection is where a 10-year-old boy was fatally struck ...
In 2009, the Canadian Automobile Association published a list of the most dangerous roads in Canada. [4]Between 2004 and 2009, the 400-kilometre (250 mi) undivided stretch of Highway 63 in Alberta saw 22 deaths and more than 250 injuries.