RECENT STUDY FINDS DEATH RATES HIGHER ON RURAL HIGHWAYS THAN IN URBAN AREAS

A study has been published that indicates that the highway fatality rate in densely populated areas is lower than in thinly populated areas. The findings, based on census data and fatality counts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and its Fatal Accident Reporting System, notes that higher travel speeds, worse roads, less seatbelt use, poorer access to trauma care, and increased use of high-risk vehicles, all contribute to the higher death rates in rural areas. It is also noted that the states which wanted the 55 mph speed limit raised are those with the highest death rate.

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  TranSafety, Incorporated

  8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite B-101
  Springfield, VA  United States  22152
• Publication Date: 1987-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 7
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: 55 mph speed limit; Fatalities; Manual safety belts; Rural highways; Speed; Urban areas; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mortality rates
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00472357
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1987 12:00AM