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e up

78

perc

ent o

f US

road miles

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the

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Sum

mar

y

· Rur

al S

afet

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a s

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fican

t nat

iona

lpr

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m· E

xten

t of r

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roa

d sy

stem

and

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ners

hip

exac

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issu

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ultip

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initi

ativ

es in

pla

ce a

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ccel

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initi

ativ

es a

nd in

crea

sing

prof

ile o

f the

pro

blem

Con

tact

Info

rmat

ion

Offi

ce o

f Saf

ety

Pro

gram

sS

tate

and

Loc

al R

oads

Tea

m

~ John Dewar - Team Leader

~ John.dewar(gdot.gov

~ T

im A

rnad

e -

Safe

Rou

tes

to S

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ky C

row

e -

Roa

dway

Saf

ety

Aud

its~

Bob

Pol

lack

- S

tate

/Loc

al D

ata

~ K

aren

Tim

pone

- L

ocal

/Rur

al R

oads

~ Karen.timpone(gdot.gov

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argu

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t int

o a

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them

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the

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