DORSET s most dangerous roads in 2020 have been revealed – with one road having more than double the number of crashes and casualties than any other in the county. Figures obtained from Dorset Police by a Freedom of Information Request show that 330 collisions happened on ten of the county s roads. The ten roads with the most collisions and injuries sustained in 2020 is largely populated by Dorset s main arterial routes. The A35 tops the list with 97 crashes – one fatal, 19 serious injury and 77 slight injury. Police data showed there were 119 casualties from these collisions last year. The A354 and A3049 were next on the list, both with 39 crashes. Three fatal crashes occurred on the A354 and one occurred on the A3049.
WHILE residents were asked to stay at home for several months of last year, more than 30,000 speeding offences were still recorded on Dorset s roads in 2020. The annual figure was significantly down on previous years, but many motorists were still guilty of one of Dorset Police s fatal five – the five most dangerous behaviours for those in charge of a vehicle – and some by staggering margins. A Dorset Police inspector said driving at excessive speeds is a factor in many crashes officers attend. Last year, the fastest speed recorded in a 60mph zone was 108mph, involving a Mercedes AMG C63 on the A35 Dorchester Road, near Walditch.
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WHILE residents were asked to stay at home for several months of last year, more than 30,000 speeding offences were still recorded on Dorset s roads in 2020. The annual figure was significantly down on previous years, but many motorists were still guilty of one of Dorset Police s fatal five – the five most dangerous behaviours for those in charge of a vehicle – and some by staggering margins. A Dorset Police inspector said driving at excessive speeds is a factor in many crashes officers attend. Last year, the driver of a Vauxhall Vectra was clocked doing 80mph in a 30mph section on Fleets Lane in Poole.