These are the worst roads in Spain according to the OCU

The worst rated aspects are the high traffic flow, the poor condition of the road and the layout of the slip roads.

The condition of the roads is one of the factors influencing the high accident rate. According to the study “El semáforo de la Movilidad”, carried out by the road safety company Rivekids in Spain, the risk of road accidents is very high, with factors such as road condition, people and the condition of the vehicle as three of them. the keys involved in the accident figures.

In line with the findings of this survey, the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) collected the opinions of 1,259 motorists on nine aspects: road condition, signage, road width (and number of lanes). , safety around bends, the presence of crash barriers, road works, the layout of entrances and exits, the number of service or rest areas and the flow of traffic. With this data, the Consumers’ Association has compiled the list of the worst roads in Spain.

In general, the worst rated aspects are the high traffic flow, the poor condition of the road and the design of the slip roads. The AP8 (Irún-Bilbao), the AP1 (Vitoria-Irún), the A49 (Seville-Portugal), the A7 (Algeciras-Almería), the AP9 (Ferrol-Portugal) and the A52 (Benavente-Vigo).

The Rivekids report, which was prepared on the basis of data registered by entities such as the DGT, the Ministry of Transport, the Spanish Roads Association and the Spanish Association of Guards, denounces the existing problems related to the state of the roads, the behavior of drivers and pedestrians, and the general condition of vehicles.

In the first of the sections, the general poor condition of the roads is noticeable. The study found that 10% of roads are in a very bad condition, with a road surface showing the worst condition in the past 20 years. Added to this are the deficiencies identified in the road signs “of which over 374,000 need to be replaced and 72% of which we found have expired reflectors,” Lagunar says. The study also notes that the barriers or crash barriers have been suspended due to their poor condition “when these passive safety elements are real hangmen for vulnerable road users,” he points out.

According to the secretary of the Spanish Association of Guards (AEGC), Fernando García Poves, “It is a situation that we at the Association have been warning about for some time, related to four determining factors endangering road safety: the poor condition of many roads; very old vehicles without proper maintenance; an increase in disobedience to the most basic traffic rules and a decrease in traffic police officers who make safety tasks on public roads more difficult.

The ratings obtained by the OCU for the most deficient roads are as follows:

AP8 Cantabrian highway (Irún-Bilbao). Score: 5.7 out of 10. The worst, the excessive traffic flow (the lowest score in this section among the rated highways and expressways) and the ongoing works. But also the poor security in the corners.

AP1 Northern Highway (Vitoria-Irún). Rating: 5.8 out of 10. The worst, the presence of works and the scarce number of rest areas (both sections have the lowest score of all rated highways and motorways). In addition to the high flow and the poor layout of the entrances and exits.

Motorway A49 V Centenario (Seville-Portugal). Rating: 6.0 out of 10. The worst, the excessive traffic flow and the few catchment areas. Other low-rated sections are those referring to the presence of works and the road condition (with the lowest scores in this section for motorways and expressways assessed).

A7 Mediterranean highway (Algeciras-Almería). Rating: 6.0 out of 10. By far the worst, the works. But it is also notable for the poor design of the slip roads (the lowest score in this part of all highways and expressways assessed), the poor condition of the road and the few catchment areas.

AP9 Atlantic Highway (Ferrol-Portugal). Rating: 6.1 out of 10. The worst, the bad condition of the road (one of the lowest points of the roads rated by the respondents). Frequent works are the other section pushing the qualification of this away.

Motorway A52 Rías Baixas (Benavente-Vigo). Rating: 6.1 out of 10. The worst, the continuous work. But it also collects poor ratings in terms of road conditions, scarcity of catchment areas and lack of crash barriers (one of the lowest ratings of the rated motorways and dual carriageways).

Source: La Verdad

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