A SECTION of the Goulburn Valley Highway stretching from Nagambie to Shepparton has been voted the fourth most dangerous in Victoria in RACV’s “My Country Road” survey.

Survey participants expressed concerns about potholes, poor road condition and intersection safety at the stretch of road, which covers parts of Strathbogie Shire and City of Greater Shepparton.

Over 7000 Victorians participated in the survey.

The Melba Highway from Coldstream to Yea received the most responses regarding safety concerns, followed by Tylden-Woodend Road from Woodend to Tylden, and Kilmore Road from Monegeetta to Gisborne.

Potholes and poor road condition were the top issues identified, with an overwhelming 64 per cent of participants identifying these as the primary safety issue; up from 46 per cent in 2021.

Some 60 percent of participants voted “improve road surface” as the top solution to fix dangerous roads.

Overall, 14pc of participants supported “a lower or more appropriate speed limit” as a measure to improve road safety.

That response rose to 56pc on the top 12 worst roads.

The most dangerous intersection in regional Victoria was identified as the junction of the Midland Highway and Howard Street in Epsom, north of Bendigo.

RACV head of policy James Williams said the data from the survey indicated that the condition of regional roads has become a major safety concern for Victorians.

“Over 7,000 Victorians have provided us with data about safety on our regional roads, with potholes or poor road condition being the number one safety issue,” Mr Williams said.

“The number of responses received is a strong indicator that Victorians are concerned about safety on regional roads and are calling for urgent improvement.”

The number of responses to the 2024 My Country Road survey increased by more than 75pc from the 4000 responses to the 2021 survey.