Rural Roads More Dangerous Than Urban Highways

Government statistics show that more people die on rural roads than on crowded urban highways.

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August 17, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"More Americans are killed on rural roads than on crowded urban expressways, even though the two-lane rural roads carry less traffic, government statistics show.Despite the higher number of fatalities, the rural roads receive less federal money that urban highways, and that situation has prompted officials to press for more safety improvements."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Citing Fatalities, Officials Want More Spending for Rural Roads

Thursday, August 16, 2001 in The New York Times

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