Gerald Lynch
Plenty Road in Bundoora has been named Australia’s most dangerous crash hotspot for the sixth year in a row, according to new data from national insurer AAMI.
The 2023 AAMI crash index analysed more than 340,000 motor insurance claims across the country in the 12 months to June, shining a light on the most dangerous crash hotspots in Australia.
Thursdays were the most dangerous day of the week to be on Plenty Road, with most accidents occurring in the afternoon, between 1pm-4.30pm.
AAMI’s head of motor customer engagement Tammy Hall said Plenty Road has a reputation for congestion and collisions, feeding into many other main roads which is why it’s a repeat offender when it comes to being top of AAMI’s crash hotspot list.
“There is a lot happening along this multi-lane road, including traffic from two major universities, a high school and tram lines.
Due to the large amount of student accommodation for international and rural students, as well as other students travelling in for class, students make up a large proportion of drivers on Plenty Road according to the report.
Ms Hall said it was positive that there had been a small reduction in crash figures and attests this to the reduced speed limit.
“On a positive note, analysis of our crash data on Plenty Road in Bundoora revealed fewer crashes compared to 2022, in line with a 26 per cent reduction of motor accident claims from 2019 financial year (prior to a 10-kilometre speed reduction and COVID-19 lockdowns when many cars were off the roads) to FY23 (once the permanent speed reduction was in place).
Meanwhile, Craigieburn Road in Craigieburn also made the list of the crash hotspot roads, ranked the fifth worst in Melbourne.
