Plenty Road in Bundoora has the dishonourable title of being named Australia’s top crash hotspot over the past decade, a new report have revealed.
Insurer AAMI is released its Decade of Driving Report, looking back at the driving trends of the past 10 years.
Analysing more than 4.3 million motor claims across the country from 2014 – 2023, AAMI aimed to shine a light on the country’s most dangerous crash hotspots through its report.
Plenty Road took out top nationally. It was also the only local road to feature in Victoria’s top 10 crash hotspots.
According to the report, Plenty Road has been Victoria’s crash hotspot for eight of the past 10 years. It was knocked off top spot in 2014 and 2015.
AAMI motor claims manager Leah Jones said that in 2022, thei surer’s annual Crash Index data played a key role in reducing the rate of collisions on Plenty Road.
“Our data helped inform a speed reduction trial which then went on to become a permanent change in 2022,” she said.
“Following the adoption of the reduced speed limit, our data showed a 26 per cent reduction in the number of accidents.”
Ms Jones said nose-to-tail crashes and failing to give-way were consistently the top types of accidents nationally over the decade.
“Since 2014, our data has shown that afternoons are prime time for collisions across the country,” she said.
“This coincides with school pick up – and is generally a time when the roads are busy, patience is wearing thin, drivers are tired from the day and racing to either get home or to their next destination. This is when drivers need to have their wits about them, and be vigilant behind the wheel, to avoid those bumper-to-bumper collisions or an accident involving a child.”
