TfL’s Safer Junctions programme identified 73 of London’s most dangerous intersection points, and UCL research found nearly half of serious and fatal accidents occur at just 5% of junctions. Crash risk is clustered, so fleets repeatedly encounter the same routes and junctions in collision data. The A406 North Circular is highlighted as a frequent source of casualties, with 235 people hurt across 192 crashes in one year, and with high-volume sections such as the Hanger Lane Gyratory. The Angel Corner junction in Edmonton is also repeatedly flagged. Elephant and Castle’s northern roundabout had a high casualty record, including many cycle casualties involving vans and HGVs, and it was removed in a transformation completed in December 2015.
"TfL's Safer Junctions programme has identified 73 of the capital's most dangerous intersection points, and research from UCL found that nearly half of all serious and fatal accidents in London occur at just 5% of the city's junctions. That tells you a lot about where the risk sits, and where your fleet is most exposed. Crash risk in London isn't spread evenly, it's clustered. For businesses with vehicles on the road every day, the same handful of routes and junctions will keep coming up in the data."
"The A406 North Circular regularly tops casualty lists for a single road in London. Figures from the Department for Transport recorded 235 people hurt across 192 crashes on this route in one year alone, more than any other A-road in the capital. It's a road that was never properly built for the volume it now carries. Sections like the Hanger Lane Gyratory, which sees close to 10,000 vehicles an hour at peak times, are notorious for minor collisions and shunts."
"The Angel Corner junction in Edmonton, where Fore Street crosses the A406 North Circular (Angel Road), has also been flagged repeatedly by safety campaigners. For fleets running north or east from central London, this is a road your drivers will need to know well. Elephant and Castle The northern roundabout at Elephant and Castle built up one of the worst safety records of any junction in London."
"TfL data obtained by campaign group Southwark Living Streets recorded 89 casualties at this single location in just three years between 2008 and 2010, and it was ranked as Britain's highest cycle casualty roundabout, with vans and HGVs involved in a significant proportion of those incidents. A £25 million transformation completed in December 2015 removed the roundabout entirely, converting the area to two-way traffic and introducing se"
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