A new report has been released which claims that many of Britain's most dangerous roads have white line markings which are almost completely worn away, thus making them even more lethal.
The Driving Force driving school in Coventry was shocked to hear that on a five-mile section of the A6135 near Sheffield just 1% of the markings were in good condition.
The report, which has been released by the Road Safety Marking Association (RSMA) assessed 1,500 miles of motorway and A-roads to compile their data, claiming that two thirds of UK road deaths occur on A-roads.
According to the report, more than 60 single-carriageway A-roads surveyed, totalling more than 1,000 miles, on average 14% of road markings were completely worn out and a further 15% were in immediate need of replacement. Just 29% of white lines reached the acceptable level of visibility, said the report.