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Archive Home > 2001 > June > 26 > Rural roads can be dangerous

Rural roads can be dangerous

Fatal crash on Horse Butte road is an example of danger

By John Cote / The Bulletin
June 26, 2001

Central Oregon drivers may be frustrated by thickening traffic in urban areas, but recent data show that roads outside city limits are far more lethal.

Rural roads in Deschutes County saw eight times as many fatal auto accidents as roads in cities during the past three years, according to data....

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