Rural roads are more than twice as deadly for motorists as interstates and urban roads! According to the recently released TRIP report on America’s rural roads, the number of fatalities that occur on rural roadways is “disproportionately high.” Among other things, the report examined the potential causes of this higher accident and fatality rate on rural roads and gave recommendations for infrastructure changes that could address this problem. At InfraStripe, safety is a core value and sustainable infrastructure is a top priority for us. So we wanted to take some time to share the results from the TRIP study on rural roads.

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