Alcohol impairment checkpoints consistently reduce alcohol-related crashes, typically by about 9% (U.S. Center for Disease Control)

In Washington State the installation of rumblestrips reduced run-off-the-road crashes by 40% (Washington State Dept. of Transportation)

Roundabouts can reduce injury crashes at intersections by 75%
(Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

Emergency response times are roughly 50% longer in rural areas

40% of crash fatality victims in rural areas were in vehicles that rolled over and more than 70% of these victims were not wearing seatbelts (NHTSA)

Vehicle rollover fatalities are more common in rural areas

The roadway fatality rate is more than 2 ½ times higher in rural areas than in urban areas

55% of roadway fatalities occur in rural areas