As the summer travel season kicks off, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is sounding the alarm on a rural statistic: while only 10% of Nevadans live in rural areas, these open stretches of highway account for nearly 25% of the state’s fatal crashes. The disparity isn’t unique to the Silver State. Nationally, motorists face a 62% higher risk of death in rural crashes compared to similar trips on urban roads. To combat these numbers, …
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