A poster at Planetizen has pointed out that we can have Fun with transportation statistics | Planetizen

And to think I got up this morning thinking there was nothing new under the sun!

Regardless, the point is well taken. While the poster above points out that Sprawl can be proven or disproven depending on what numbers one looks at, I'd like to take a moment to offer one of our favorites when it comes the the importance of studying rural safety: Half of the 42,000 crash-related fatalities in the United States occur on two-lane rural roads

It's enough to get me to work each day.