Where Do More Car Crashes Happen?

There are large areas of Tennessee that are considered rural as opposed to urban. There is a question as to whether there are more car accidents in rural areas or urban areas. One would think that since there is a higher concentration of vehicles in urban areas there would be more crashes in and around cities. But in rural areas drivers tend to drive faster and speed more, which could also be a source of car accidents.

Rural Car Accident Data

Traffic accident fatalities are more common in rural areas than they are in urban environments. The main reason for this is that the average speed limit is higher on these roads and people tend to drive much faster. This makes every little mistake extremely dangerous for driver safety. In an urban environment, there are more stop signs and less opportunities for drivers to pick up speed like what can be done on a long, open country road.

Urban Motor Vehicle Crash Data

Urban crashes will look much different than the average collision in rural regions for several reasons. In cities, the speed limit is usually much lower than it is on rural roads. With lower speed limits comes less force when car accidents occur. For this reason, many urban area collisions have fewer fatal injuries and a lower crash injury rate. The capacity for car accidents in urban areas is very high because of the sheer volume of motorists on the road. Many streets will have multiple lanes, numerous intersections, and bumper-to-bumper traffic, making minor car accidents happen frequently.

Another advantage that urban areas have over rural areas is their distance from emergency services. Though ambulances may have a harder time traversing heavy traffic, they are much closer when car crashes occur. In cities, interstates can be extremely busy, making highway injury accidents very common. While rural interstate fatalities may be higher because of average speeds, urban areas have a greater traffic density and more on/off-ramps to deal with.

The law office of Robert Bates & Associates represents seriously injured people in and around Kingston and Johnson City, Tennessee. We have been successfully representing car and truck crash victims for over a decade. Contact us for a free consultation.

Robert BatesRobert is a Kingsport trial lawyer who handles car, truck and motorcycle wreck cases across the Tri-Cities. Every client gets his cell number.