This week is Rural Road Safety Awareness Week, and Louisiana Highway Safety Commission reminds motorists to drive carefully, even in remote areas. Spokesperson Gregory Fischer says nearly 62 percent of all fatal crashes in the state in 2021 were on rural roadways.
“There were 547 fatal motor vehicle crashes on rural roads in Louisiana in 2021 which is the most recent year we have final data for.”
In 2021, there were over one thousand alcohol-related crashes that injured at least one person and nearly two hundred fatal crashes involving alcohol on Louisiana’s rural roads, according to the Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation Safety. Fischer says this initiative brings attention to topics that will save lives…
“Issues like speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving on our rural roads that we could potentially cut our fatal crash statistics down a considerable amount. It’s all about awareness.”
Fisher encourages motorists to do their part in promoting safe driving habits. He says everyone has a role to play in keeping the highways safe….
“Crashes are preventable. Distracted driving, not looking at our phones or using other things in the car that keep our eyes off the road that can keep us safer in our cars and trucks.”
Rural Safety Awareness Week is a part of the “What’s SPEED got to do with it” campaign that’s scheduled from July 17-21.
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