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December 14, 2005
RURAL AREAS HAVE HIGHER FATAL-CRASH EXPERIENCE
A newly-released NHTSA study, "Contrasting Urban and Rural Fatal Crashes, 1994-2003,” finds that there are approximately 42 percent more fatal crashes in rural areas compared to urban areas, but that there are fewer vehicle miles traveled in rural areas than urban areas. “In addition, fatal rural crashes are more likely to involve multiple fatalities, rollovers, and more trucks. Fatal rural crashes more often occur on curved roadways and have greater vehicle damage. Head-on crashes are more prevalent in rural areas than in urban areas.” It also reports that the length of time for emergency medical services to arrive at the scene is longer in rural areas than in urban areas. The study is an update of an earlier similar analysis released in 1996.
Posted by MVHAP at December 14, 2005 06:19 PM