Situational awareness. Before you pull off on the side of the road, check your surroundings. You want level, solid ground that is (preferably) out of the roadway or clearly visible to other motorists.

Approximately 60 percent of road miles in the U.S. are non-interstate rural roads maintained by local governments. There aren’t many places where counties, townships and tribal governments can ...

C entre County Farm Bureau will recognize Rural Roads Safety Week April 13-19. Pennsylvania has more rural roads than any other state in the country. Especially during springtime, more farmers are ...

Wood County includes 366.6 miles of paved secondary roads, plus nearly 120 miles of tar-and-chip roads, 159.6 miles of gravel roads and 72 miles of other types such […] ...

As the Board of Supervisors prepares to take its annual vote on which of Loudoun’s gravel roads to pave next, community ...

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding urged motorists to share the road as they drive through farm country. “Rural roads are the critical link from farm-to-table,” he said.

Texas leads the nation in rural roadway fatalities, newly-published data shows. A 2024 report from the U.S. Department of Transportation to Congress reveals the country has a $198 billion backlog ...

Centre County Farm Bureau will recognize Rural Roads Safety Week April 13-19. Pennsylvania has more rural roads than any other state in the country.

Speed limits on rural locals roads have decreased from 80km/h to 60km/h, as part of a Government strategy to reduce deaths and injuries on Irish roads.

On country roads, walk so you can see oncoming traffic as it approaches and keep your ears tuned to vehicles coming from behind. (Photo by Donna Kallner / Daily Yonder) Last winter our rural volunteer ...