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Use Caution on Rural Roads

Rollovers are more likely to occur on rural roads and highways—particularly undivided, two-way roads or divided roads with no barriers. When a vehicle goes off a rural road, the vehicle can overturn when it strikes a ditch or embankment, or is tripped by soft soil. Nearly 75% of all rollover crashes occur in rural areas, so practice caution when driving on rural roads.

alt="Rural setting. The driver of a passenger car is traveling at a high rate of speed on a slightly left-curved 2-lane rural highway. The vehicle drifts entirely off the road to the right. The driver attempts to get back on the road by turning left. The vehicle’s wheels dig into the soft soil and the vehicle rolls over, tumbling down a slight incline." This content requires a plug-in compatible browser

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