The top Ten Most Dangerous Intersections in the U.S

[Ausm]

Does anyone here live by some of these places to confirm State farms findings?





State Farm

 

[Viper GTS]

Not surprising that two of 10 are in PA, they have the most fvcked up road system I've ever had the displeasure of driving.

Viper GTS

 

[MithShrike]

7th and Bell is right by my sister's friend's house. I hate driving in that area.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Fair Oaks and Howe. Oddly enough, I might be driving through there tomarrow.

 

[amoeba]

I used to live near number 8.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Fair Oaks and Howe. Oddly enough, I might be driving through there tomarrow.

It's two blocks from where I'm sitting now. I've been living and working here for three years now, and I've NEVER seen an accident there.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I'm suprized that an intersection near my house isn't on the list. I have two family members that have been plowed into by soccer moms in minivans while waiting at red lights. One has had 3 disk fusion surgeries and is in constant pain, the other has lower back pain and regularly visits a chiropractor.

 

[J0hnny]

Wow, no New York intersections. There are some pretty crazy intersections in NYC too, but with adequate traffic control here, I guess it's not that dangerous.

 

[rh71]

hmm... 0 on the entire list for NY???!

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I'm suprized that an intersection near my house isn't on the list. I have two family members that have been plowed into by soccer moms in minivans while waiting at red lights. One has had 3 disk fusion surgeries and is in constant pain, the other has lower back pain and regularly visits a chiropractor.

I doubt they even look at intersections outside of major cities. Placerville probably isn't even considered.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I'm suprized that an intersection near my house isn't on the list. I have two family members that have been plowed into by soccer moms in minivans while waiting at red lights. One has had 3 disk fusion surgeries and is in constant pain, the other has lower back pain and regularly visits a chiropractor.

3 disk fusions? OUUUUCH!!

Ausm

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Fair Oaks and Howe. Oddly enough, I might be driving through there tomarrow.

It's two blocks from where I'm sitting now. I've been living and working here for three years now, and I've NEVER seen an accident there.

They generated thier numbers based on insurance claims. Shortly after they did a program where they spent $100,000 on those 10 intersections to try to save themselves that much in claims. The claims include fender benders where no major damage occurs, but money still gets moved into bodyshops.

 

[Kipper]

Roosevelt Blvd. is a horrible, horrible, horrible place to drive.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Fair Oaks and Howe. Oddly enough, I might be driving through there tomarrow.

It's two blocks from where I'm sitting now. I've been living and working here for three years now, and I've NEVER seen an accident there.

They generated thier numbers based on insurance claims. Shortly after they did a program where they spent $100,000 on those 10 intersections to try to save themselves that much in claims. The claims include fender benders where no major damage occurs, but money still gets moved into bodyshops.

Maybe the interesection had been upgraded recently before I moved here, but there's nothing inherently dangerous about that intersection that I can see. It's the same as every other intersection between two 4 lane streets in northern California. The olny odd thing at all is the curb thing seperating lanes when you turn right from Howe (south) onto Fair Oaks, but that's not really dangerous, just odd.

 

[Descartes]

Yay for Tulsa! Memorial is a perfect name for the street for a reason....

 

[pulse8]

My grandfather lives about half a mile from #1. w00t!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
Roosevelt Blvd. is a horrible, horrible, horrible place to drive.

Yeah, but I don't think it's WORST in the country. Hell, I think where Castor ave or Adams crossed the Roos. Blvd is at least as bad as the other intersections.

Check out NY. There are NO dangerous intersections. That suggests the list is very incomplete.

 

[aphex]

I used to live fairly close to #1 and have driven through the intersection a few times. They are right, its horrible.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: notfred
Maybe the interesection had been upgraded recently before I moved here, but there's nothing inherently dangerous about that intersection that I can see. It's the same as every other intersection between two 4 lane streets in northern California. The olny odd thing at all is the curb thing seperating lanes when you turn right from Howe (south) onto Fair Oaks, but that's not really dangerous, just odd.

I think the main thing about that one is the volume of traffic both going straight and turning.

 

[novasatori]

I live off of memorial drive in tulsa ok, (near #5, and #6) it doesn't suprise me, I've been in two accidents on memorial drive myself. There's a lot of street racing on memorial drive as it's a highly populated with movie theatres, shopping malls, and places to go out with friends. Additionally there's not much to do in terms of going to the city, clubs, partying etc. So with decreased cost of living lots of people here get civics, probes, eclipses from their parents and start putting stuff on them to brag about since there are no other hobbies/things to do around here. Then spend their weekends crusing and racing memorial drive. It's scary I consistantly see cars going 80+ mph down memorial from my apartment complex on friday/saturday night, and this is a 45 mph 4 lane street with a lot of housing, and apartment complexes along it.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: amoeba
I used to live near number 8.

Yeah, I drive through the Plano, TX one when going to the mall there. I didn't think it is really dangerous, but the whole thing is just so *wide* and without markings, I could see how people could get confused and inadvertantly change lanes.

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Fair Oaks and Howe. Oddly enough, I might be driving through there tomarrow.

It's two blocks from where I'm sitting now. I've been living and working here for three years now, and I've NEVER seen an accident there.

They generated thier numbers based on insurance claims. Shortly after they did a program where they spent $100,000 on those 10 intersections to try to save themselves that much in claims. The claims include fender benders where no major damage occurs, but money still gets moved into bodyshops.

Maybe the interesection had been upgraded recently before I moved here, but there's nothing inherently dangerous about that intersection that I can see. It's the same as every other intersection between two 4 lane streets in northern California. The olny odd thing at all is the curb thing seperating lanes when you turn right from Howe (south) onto Fair Oaks, but that's not really dangerous, just odd.

Well that list is 3 years old.

 

[Vette73]

OMG!!! I live at the 3rd most dang. road in North Carolina


3. Raleigh Six Forks Road & Millbrook Road

My apartment complex is a stones throw from it. I don't know what it has such a high number as I have yet to see even 1 accident and the only 1 I know about is the one my roommate caused and that was not even AT the intersection.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: amoeba
I used to live near number 8.

Yeah, I drive through the Plano, TX one when going to the mall there. I didn't think it is really dangerous, but the whole thing is just so *wide* and without markings, I could see how people could get confused and inadvertantly change lanes.

Should have known you were from Texas

Agree, that intersection is death...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: J0hnny
Wow, no New York intersections. There are some pretty crazy intersections in NYC too, but with adequate traffic control here, I guess it's not that dangerous.

Originally posted by: rh71
hmm... 0 on the entire list for NY???!

They need to do some NY investigating and update that list.