Motorists have identified a 150m Kelmscott road as WA’s most dangerous.

Denny Avenue got the top ranking in the RAC’s Risky Roads survey, with motorists saying it had a confusing layout, inadequate turning and crossing opportunities and a poor traffic light system.

And despite only having three junctions, Denny Avenue also figured prominently on the list of WA’s worst intersections — the Streich Avenue intersection second and the Railway Avenue intersection third.

There have been concerns about the safety of Denny Avenue for at least 15 years, with Main Roads WA data showing there were 145 crashes on the road between 2011 and 2015.

These included 68 at the Streich Avenue intersection, causing $3.34 million damage, and 57 at the Railway Avenue intersection ($3.01 million).

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Locals have called for the Denny Avenue level crossing to be closed since at least 2002 and for a new underpass further along the Armadale train line at Davis Road.

The RAC survey got 6000 nominations from WA drivers.

It identified WA’s worst intersection as Forrest Highway and Hynes Road in Eaton, where motorists said speeds were too high and the traffic light system inadequate.

Camera Icon Denny Avenue in Kelmscott. Credit: Picture: Supplied

RAC general manager corporate affairs Will Golsby said the results highlighted the urgent need for all major parties to commit to addressing the community’s concerns by increasing road funding ahead of the March 11 State election.

“There is over 187,000km of road in WA and no one knows it better than the people who drive, ride, cycle or walk on it every day,” he said.

“WA has an $845 million road maintenance backlog and also has one of the worst road fatality rates in the country.

“Last year, 194 Western Australians died on our roads, with many more seriously injured.

“This was our worst year in eight years. Our road fatality rate has gone from being one of the best in the country to one of the worst, with the effects of road trauma estimated to cost WA $6.6 billion each year.

“The RAC is calling on the next State government to address WA’s poor road safety record by reducing the road maintenance backlog by at least 30 per cent over the next four years.”

“We are also calling for the funds in the Road Trauma Trust Account, which was last reported to have $95 million unspent, to be allocated to road safety projects across the State.”

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The RAC Risky Roads campaign empowers community members to voice their concerns about dangerous roads and intersections, so we can work together with relevant authorities to get them fixed and ultimately try to save lives.

The previous Risky Roads survey was in 2014 and, since then, eight of the top 10 roads and six of the top 10 inter-sections have had work planned, committed, started or completed.

Top 10 risky roads:

1. Denny Avenue - Kelmscott

2. Albany Highway - Albany to Bannister

3. Great Eastern Highway - The Lakes to Northam/Merredin to Southern Cross

4. Toodyay Road - Red Hill to Toodyay

5. Great Southern Highway - York to Cranbrook

6. Armadale Road - Cockburn to Armadale

7. Indian Ocean Drive - Lancelin to Dongara

8. Bussell Highway - Capel

9. Great Northern Highway - Muchea to Bindoon

10. South Coast Highway - Cheynes to Jerdacuttup

Top 10 risky intersections:

1. Forrest Highway (Australind Bypass) x Hynes Road - Eaton

2. Denny Avenue x Strelch Avenue - Kelmscott

3. Denny Avenue x Railway Avenue - Kelmscott

4. Edgewater Drive x Ocean Reef Road - Edgewater

5. Green Street x Scarborough Beach Road - Mt Hawthorn

6. Albany Highway x South Coast Highway - Orana (Albany)

7. Garden Street x Nicholson Road x Yale Road - Canning Vale

8. Beaufort Street x Walcott Street - Mt Lawley

9. Nicholson Road x Thomas Road - Oakford

10a. Great Eastern Highway x Scott Street - Greenmount

10b Abernethy Road x Hopkinson Road - Oakford.