CAT AND FIDDLE STILL TOPS DANGEROUS ROAD LIST

Despite the massive expenditure on cameras – and a reduced 50 mph spell limit, with 44 fatal and serious collisions between 2007 and 2011 compared to 35 between 2002 and 2006, the road between Macclesfield and Buxton once again tops the chart in the EuroRAP Risk Rating.

The A54 from Buxton to Congleton and the A5004 between Whaley Bridge and Buxton are also in the top ten, while a section of the A5012 Via Gellia road came second in the list.

Dr Steve Lawson, director of the Road Safety Foundation, who produce the report, is calling for more investment to make roads safer. He said: