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Across interurban roads.
Across interurban roads: 1,291 fatalities compared with 494 on urban roads, according to the consolidated DGT annual report for 2024. The comparison concerns Spain and that year, with 30-day follow-up. It does not establish that most deaths occurred at a particular speed or compare risk per kilometre without accounting for exposure. Interurban motorways and dual carriageways are included in the interurban total.
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Across interurban roads.
Across urban roads.
The two groups had exactly the same number.
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Glossary terms in this question
Dual carriageway
Fast road with separated carriageways per direction and at least two lanes each way, no at-grade intersections.
Motorway
Top-grade public road with separated carriageways, no direct property access, restricted to motor vehicles.
Interurban road
Any public road outside a built-up area. Its opposite is the urban road, which runs inside a built-up area except for through-roads.
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