Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2015
Alcohol impairment checkpoints consistently reduce alcohol-related crashes, typically by about 9% (U.S. Center for Disease Control)
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Alcohol impairment checkpoints consistently reduce alcohol-related crashes, typically by about 9% (U.S. Center for Disease Control)
[ Read More » ]In Washington State the installation of rumblestrips reduced run-off-the-road crashes by 40% (Washington State Dept. of Transportation)
[ Read More » ]Roundabouts can reduce injury crashes at intersections by 75%
(Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
Emergency response times are roughly 50% longer in rural areas
[ Read More » ]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)
[ Read More » ]Vehicle rollover fatalities are more common in rural areas
[ Read More » ]The roadway fatality rate is more than 2 ½ times higher in rural areas than in urban areas
[ Read More » ]55% of roadway fatalities occur in rural areas
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