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Rural roads are often beautiful, but nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on them, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas. In 2020, the risk of dying in a crash was 62% ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - This week is Rural Road Safety Awareness Week, and groups nationwide are urging everyone to follow the rules of the road to save a life. In Louisiana, rural roads make up ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Upgrading Central Texas’ rural roads and connecting the community is the goal behind TxDOT’s Rural Transportation Improvement Program or TIP. The program will focus projects in Blanco, ...

Columnist Donna Kallner offers advice on how to be a safe rural pedestrian in her neck of the woods–northern Wisconsin. On country roads, walk so you can see oncoming traffic as it approaches and keep ...