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The Problem
· Rur
al R
oads
mak
e up
78
perc
ent o
f US
road miles
- 3.
1 m
illio
n of
the
3.9
mill
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mile
s of
roa
dspe
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ural
roa
d ro
ads
are
NO
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ned
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ated
by
Stat
es
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perc
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f fat
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Rur
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atal
ities
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talit
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te p
er 1
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MV
MT
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ore
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talit
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te in
urba
n cr
ashe
s
· 23,
339
rura
lfa
talit
ies*
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atal
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ate:
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ate:
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mar
y
· Rur
al S
afet
y is
a s
igni
fican
t nat
iona
lpr
oble
m· E
xten
t of r
ural
roa
d sy
stem
and
div
ersi
tyof
ow
ners
hip
exac
erba
tes
issu
es· M
ultip
le e
ffect
ive
initi
ativ
es in
pla
ce a
ndpl
anne
d· A
ccel
erat
ing
initi
ativ
es a
nd in
crea
sing
prof
ile o
f the
pro
blem
Con
tact
Info
rmat
ion
Offi
ce o
f Saf
ety
Pro
gram
sS
tate
and
Loc
al R
oads
Tea
m
~ John Dewar - Team Leader
~ John.dewar(gdot.gov
~ T
im A
rnad
e -
Safe
Rou
tes
to S
choo
ls~
Bec
ky C
row
e -
Roa
dway
Saf
ety
Aud
its~
Bob
Pol
lack
- S
tate
/Loc
al D
ata
~ K
aren
Tim
pone
- L
ocal
/Rur
al R
oads
~ Karen.timpone(gdot.gov