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Making rural roads safer for everyone

28 February 2025

According to NFU Mutual’s latest analysis of Department for Transport figures, there were 70% more deaths on Britain’s rural roads in 2023 than there were on urban roads. Collisions on rural roads are also around four times more likely to result in a fatality.

NFU Mutual have created a Code for Countryside Roads to bring together expert knowledge and advice to make rural roads safer for everyone

 

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