Maps of the Safest and Most Dangerous Roads in the U.S.
Very interesting website! And, with driving holidays upon us, a good link to
send to your employees before they even gas up for their weekend trip!
Key Facts
Half of the 42,000 crash-related fatalities in the United States
each year occur on two-lane rural roads.
Sixty-two percent of all alcohol-related fatalities involving
passenger vehicles occur on rural roads.
Crash victims are five to seven times more likely to die if arrival
to a hospital exceeds 30 minutes.
The average time between a crash and
hospital arrival is 52 minutes in rural areas.
With this system, you can enter an address and view the roads
that have the highest number of traffic fatalities in a specified area. You can also view dynamically
generated maps that show how public policy has been implemented to improve transportation safety by region.
Maps webpage: http://www.saferoadmaps.org/maps/index.htm On this page, click on the drop down list of states on the right. Choose a state. Then choose filters below, or leave the default values. Then at the bottom of the list of filters, click on "Filter Results." A map will be presented with little signs that if clicked, can take you to the details of incidents.