HWY 431 11th most dangerous road in the world

[Reactionary]

US Routes (such as US431) are the third 'most fatal' type of roadway in Alabama (16% of traffic fatalities occur on US Routes). County roads (most dangerous) and State Routes make up 56% of State Traffic fatalities. BTW Interstates are the safest roads (9% fatalities).

http://www.dot.state.al.us/mcrweb/frm/Crash_Facts.pdf

Unfun fact - most traffic fatalities in Alabama occur under these conditions: level (65%), dry (79%), day (72%), and clear (67%). Being on a two-lane road (46%) with no traffic control (45%) is almost as dangerous as driving on a pretty day. Note that 'no traffic control' means white dotted lines; only 9% of fatalities were in no passing zones.

[Reactionary]

I'm also going to disagree with the articles naming US431 the "Highway to Hell". In a State as religious as Alabama, most of the dead are not headed to Hell.

[writerwife]

Originally Posted by jero23

Obviously, neither of you have been on the stretches Gadsden to Anniston, Anniston to Opelika, and Lenox Phenix City to Dothan. Those aforementioned stretches have been sites of multiple deadly head-on collisions. These stretches of road are not very well-lit at night or lacks traffic signals at key intersections

It might "seem" obvious to you, but I have been on those stretches and 2 of them I have to use on a semi-regular basis. I've also driven on a lot of roads in other states and other countries. By no means am I saying it is not a dangerous stretch of road, but I have reservations of it being that high up globally.

[Will Dockery]

Originally Posted by jero23

Obviously, neither of you have been on the stretches Gadsden to Anniston, Anniston to Opelika, and Lenox Phenix City to Dothan. Those aforementioned stretches have been sites of multiple deadly head-on collisions. These stretches of road are not very well-lit at night or lacks traffic signals at key intersections

And last night as I made that run, the cooler weather has been bringing the random dashing and prancing deer into the dangerous mix.

[Will Dockery]

Originally Posted by writerwife

It might "seem" obvious to you, but I have been on those stretches and 2 of them I have to use on a semi-regular basis. I've also driven on a lot of roads in other states and other countries. By no means am I saying it is not a dangerous stretch of road, but I have reservations of it being that high up globally.

You could be correct... after all, /any/ highway can prove to be deadly.

[Will Dockery]

Originally Posted by Reactionary

I'm also going to disagree with the articles naming US431 the "Highway to Hell". In a State as religious as Alabama, most of the dead are not headed to Hell.

Good one.