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Bendiest roads in the UK revealed

Most of the bendiest roads in the UK are in rural areas

Britain's bendiest roads - where drivers can face the same gravitational forces as on a rollercoaster or race track - have been named.
Most are minor country roads in hilly areas, although in sixth place was the A157 in Lincolnshire - a county generally thought of as flat.
A mile-long stretch of the B3081, between Cann Common in Dorset and Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, came out top.
One part of the road is called the Zig Zag Hill.
Top 10 bendy roads in Britain
B3081- Cann Common to Tollard Royal, Dorset/Wiltshire
A686 - Penrith to Melmerby, Cumbria
A537 - Macclesfield to Buxton, Cheshire/Derbyshire
A466 - Monmouth and Staunton, Monmouth
A4061 - Pricetown and Treorchy, Rhondda, Wales
A157 - Louth to Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
B2130 - Godalming to Cranleigh, Surrey
B6270 - Keld and Reeth, North Yorkshire
A39 - Bridgwater to Minehead, Somerset
B797 - Mennock to Warnlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway

Source: Continental Tyres

Last month, the B3081 was criticised after a study by Dorset County Council showed that 54% of the road's surface was of "poor quality".

The study, which was carried out by Continental Tyres, found that by driving at 30mph on the road the driver would experience the same lateral forces as he or she would while driving around Brands Hatch or on a rollercoaster. Tracey Hyem of Continental Tyres said: "At 30mph in an average family hatchback, some British roads are so bendy they exert the kind of forces you would expect on a racetrack."


good to see at least one of these - B6270 Keld to Reeth road has been used on the Tan Hill Run