Cars & Transportation Dangerous Intersections & Roads

[emuboy]

What are some of the most dangerous intersections and roads that you have encountered in the city where you live, or in the country, interstate or overseas?

I don't mean just intersections and roads that are very busy, I mean the ones that are poorly designed and confusing.

In Perth, the scariest place I can think of is the merge point of the Graham Farmer Freeway heading south and East Parade in East Perth. If you are in the outside lane of the Graham Farmer Freeway or the inside lane of the East Parade entry you are fine; however if you are the inside lane of the freeway or the outside lane of the entrance, you are expected to merge at 80 km/hr where it is difficult to see the cars to your right/left, and which allows little room for one to see how many cars there are, and therefore plan the merge, as well as keeping an eye on the traffic in front of you and on your other side.

Now admittedly, many Perth drivers are poor at merging, and some major roads in Perth hardly encourgage one to keep left, but most other freeway entries in and around Perth allow the drivers entering and those already on the freeway time and space to see each other and allow for merging. But the Graham Farmer Freeway/East Parade merge point is a shocker, and unbelievably designed and built just 12 years ago, not in the 1960s or 1970s when there were fewer cars.

What are some of the bad roads/intersections you have encountered?

 

[radiojake]

The Britannia Roundabout in Adelaide has always been rather stupid -

 

[RoosterLad]

Gepps Cross Intersection in Adelaide is also pretty confusing if you are new to it. I've seen plenty of cars head up the wrong side of Port Wakefield Road.

 

[Leper]

Now admittedly, many Perth drivers are poor at merging, and some major roads in Perth hardly encourgage one to keep left, but most other freeway entries in and around Perth allow the drivers entering and those already on the freeway time and space to see each other and allow for merging. But the Graham Farmer Freeway/East Parade merge point is a shocker, and unbelievably designed and built just 12 years ago, not in the 1960s or 1970s when there were fewer cars.

One thing I found very common in Perth, and equally frustrating, is 9 times out of 10 when you indicate to change lanes / merge, drivers in the lane you're merging into have that shitty habit of speeding up so you can't get in. So you end up just doing that stupid flick the indicator as you change lanes thing.

Not that this doesn't happen elsewhere, but seemed to me to be very much a Perth thing.

As to the original question..... pretty much the whole of Jakarta.

 

[BandF]

Majority of drivers in Perth are atrocious at merging

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

The Britannia Roundabout in Adelaide has always been rather qyote -

Gepps Cross Intersection in Adelaide is also pretty confusing if you are new to it. I've seen plenty of cars head up the wrong side of Port Wakefield Road.

Yeah both of them are bad

 

[jefffff34]

Reservoir Train Station.

 

[emuboy]

The Britannia Roundabout in Adelaide has always been rather stupid -

That looks terrible - I'm glad it isn't in Perth, as Perth drivers seem to struggle with roundabouts as well as merging.

 

[Poseidon]

lol the 'bean' shaped roundabout on Albany Hwy in Vic Park.
Most drivers are too blown away by the odd shape to realise that you're just meant to use it like a regular roundabout.

Yes, Perth drivers are atrocious.

 

[emuboy]

lol the 'bean' shaped roundabout on Albany Hwy in Vic Park.
Most drivers are too blown away by the odd shape to realise that you're just meant to use it like a regular roundabout.

Yes, Perth drivers are atrocious.

I know the one - at the intersection of Albany Hwy, Kent St & Miller St.

I actually saw somebody drive the wrong way around that roundabout one day when I was out cycling - fortunately it was an early Saturday morning, with few cars around.

 

[Crimson Azure]

One that used to do my head in is Springvale Junction. Four main roads meet.

 

[Prestigerrycomo]

Majority of drivers in Perth are atrocious at merging

Yes, shocking I don't know what it is about Perth but it definitely has a much larger proportion of psycho drivers compared to other places I"ve lived. Driving the Stirling Highway used to be one of either the most frustrating or scary driving experiences imaginable.

 

[CrippsonBlue]

Basically the whole of Coolbinia (Perth suburb).

You've got these Y-type junctions everywhere, and as far as I can tell no one is required to give way.

 

[Messenger]

Reservoir Train Station.

Oh yes; ridiculous design.

 

[Eagle Empire]

Wherever Shane Warne is driving.

 

[Selective Retention]

One that used to do my head in is Springvale Junction. Four main roads meet.

Yeah I've been out that way a few times and if there were no other cars to follow I would have had no idea. Especially turning right on/off it.

 

[MarcMaverick]

The Britannia Roundabout in Adelaide has always been rather stupid -

OK. Who's the genius that made this monstrosity? Gah it looks terrible. You could build a house in the middle of the island you could

 

[Lazix]

Made worse by the fact that it's located on the fringe of the CBD. It's like several bottle necks trying to empty people into the city, it's a nightmare to navigate during the day but it must be hell on earth during peak. Luckily I'm on the other side of town.

 

[Simple Jack]

The Britannia Roundabout in Adelaide has always been rather stupid -

There's a roundabout in melbourne just north of the CBD which is pretty much the same as this one but with trams running through the middle.

And here's a diagram just incase you were still confused.

You pretty much have to give way to the trams so you end up having people stopping half way in the middle of the round about at various points.

 

[Childish Gambino]

Oh yes; ridiculous design.

Haha, yeah.

Growing up in the area and pretty much using that intersection at least 5 times a week I took it for granted how complicated it really is.

Now I've learnt to feel sorry for the people experiencing it for the first time.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

There's a roundabout in melbourne just north of the CBD which is pretty much the same as this one but with trams running through the middle.

And here's a diagram just incase you were still confused.

You pretty much have to give way to the trams so you end up having people stopping half way in the middle of the round about at various points.

At least there is traffic lights unlike the Britannia.

 

[The Passenger]

the only place i drive regularly where i don't feel comfortable is the on ramp merge from wentworth avenue to southern cross drove in the pagewood-mascot-eastlakes region (sydney)....you only have about 80 metres to perform a merge at 80km/h, which gives you roughly 3 seconds.

usually it's allright, but it definately has it's hairy moments at times.

the on ramp is also going up a hill so it's not very easy to see the traffic that you are merging with until you can actually perform the merge.

and made worse because there is a set of traffic lights just before the entry, so you can get stuck behind someone who won't speed up to the traffic of those already on the main highway, so you are often still going at 40-50km/h trying to merge with traffic that is going 80km/h but you can't speed up because the dumbarse in front of you is still going at 40-50km/h.....

EDIT: just measured on nearmap. ~85 metres of legal merging space, with about about a further 20 metres of merging space that you could merge illegally, and about a further 20 metres of decent viewing space as the on ramp and the highway become level.

 

[jonoman89]

Camberwell Junction.

 

[Messenger]

There's a roundabout in melbourne just north of the CBD which is pretty much the same as this one but with trams running through the middle.

And here's a diagram just incase you were still confused.

You pretty much have to give way to the trams so you end up having people stopping half way in the middle of the round about at various points.

Heading northbound thats Elizabeth street feeding into Royal Parade and Flemington road. The area just out of shot is Melbourne Uni due north and the hospital precinct (Royals Melbourne, Women and Children) to the northwest. And to think they want to add Peter Mac to that mess!

 

[Big Jono]

In Mooroolbark (Melbourne) there is 3 roundabouts all joined together, ive only gone through it a few times but usually have no idea whats going on but atleast I stick to my lane. A lot of people just wander over all the lanes to get to where they want. Nightmare.