Route: From junction M65 to A65 at Long Preston, Lancashire

Distance/type: 24km single lane

Fatal/serious collisions 2000-2005: 46

Most common collision type: Head-on (30%)

Britain's No.1 dangerous road has had a death toll said to be "equivalent to five major rail crashes" over the last decade. Nearly 100 people have been killed or seriously injured on this short stretch of highway since 1997.