 16 people were killed or hurt on the A422 between Brackley and Banbury |
A road in the Thames Valley area is one of the most dangerous routes for motorcyclists in the South East, according to an AA report. An AA Motoring Trust report has revealed 63% of the accidents on the A422, between Brackley and Banbury in Oxfordshire, involve motorbikes.
Between 2000 and 2002, 16 people were killed or seriously injured on the nine-mile single carriageway.
The A422 was named as one of 149 of Britain's "riskiest" roads.
'Bikers are very vulnerable'
A total of 856 roads, which make up the UK's primary route network, were examined.
Motorcyclists are 30 times more likely to be killed than car drivers, and make up one in six of all road deaths, despite covering only one per cent of all miles travelled, an AA Motoring Trust spokeswoman said.
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