A53 road

UK road routebox
road= A53
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direction= North-South
start= Buxton
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end= Shrewsbury
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junctions= The A53 is a primary route in northern England, that runs from Buxton in Derbyshire to Shrewsbury in Shropshire.

Route of Road

The A53 begins in the centre of Buxton off the A6 road, before meeting the A515 road at a roundabout. Out of the town, it has a junction with the A54 road (to Congleton) before continuing in a south-westerly direction. It crosses the border into the county of Staffordshire, and after leaving the Peak District travels through the town of Leek. It meets the A523 road (to Macclesfield) and the A520 road (to Stone). It crosses the Caldon Canal and travels through the Stoke-on-Trent conurbation, including Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme, where it meets a number of major routes such as the A50 road (to Derby), the A500 road and the A525 road (to Whitchurch). It crosses the M6 motorway and goes through the village of Ashley. It crosses the border into Shropshire, and bypasses the town of Market Drayton, and passes the Müller factory. It meets the A41 road (to Wolverhampton) at a roundabout, then meets the A422 road (to Telford). It goes through the village of Shawbury, before it terminates at its junction with the A49 road, three miles north-east of Shrewsbury town centre at Battlefield.

The road is entirely single carriageway apart from a one-mile section of dual carriageway between the A500 and Hanley town centre.

Road Safety

The A53 has been reported as a high risk road for several years. According to a report done by the Road Safety Foundation for the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP), the A53 is one of the most dangerous roads in the UK. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6235058.stm "'Most dangerous' roads revealed"] . bbc.com. June 25, 2007.]

In June 2008, a 20km stretch of the A53 between Daventry and Rugby was named as the most dangerous road in the West Midlands. [ [http://www.eurorap.org/library/pdfs/20080627_GB_High_RISK_Regional.pdf Highest risk road sections in each UK Government Office Region (2004-2006)] ] [ [http://www.thisisthesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=158767&command=displayContent&sourceNode=158593&contentPK=20982178&folderPk=87654&pNodeId=158324 A53 IS WEST MIDLAND'S MOST DANGEROUS ROAD] ] This single carriageway stretch had 13 fatal and serious injury collisions between 2004 and 2006, and was rated as Red -- the second highest risk band -- in the EuroRAP report publish by the Road Safety Foundation.

References

External links

* [http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/f99/53.shtml SABRE page on the A53]
* [http://www.eurorap.org/gb2008 EuroRAP GB Tracking Survey Results 2008]
* [http://www.roadsafetyfoundation.com/ Road Safety Foundation]