The most dangerous European roads
Even when on holiday, one of the most perilous parts of travel is the dangers faced on the roads in other countries. The EU's Transport Commission report says that more than 600 deaths and close to 7,000 accidents could be avoided annually, if Europe's road were in a better condition. The EU's new member states have the highest number of accidents due to old vehicles, poor road infrastructure and bad driving habits. In 2006, a total of 46,000 people were killed in accidents on European road - 2,000 less than in 2004. Turkey is very popular amongst tourists. While local auto-assembly plants supply local car-rentals with small cylinder capacity vehicles, technical service is poor and vehicles are generally in very bad shape. Defective cars are quite common in Turkey, with…