Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 598 / 626

¿En qué tipo de vías se producen más accidentes con víctimas mortales?

On which type of road do most fatal accidents happen?

  • AEn las travesías.On travesías (stretches of road through a town).
  • BEn las autopistas dentro de poblado.On motorways (autopistas) inside built-up areas.
  • CEn las vías interurbanas.On roads outside built-up areas.
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Correct answer

  • CEn las vías interurbanas.On roads outside built-up areas.
Explanation

Most fatal accidents happen on roads outside built-up areas, especially on conventional roads, because of the higher speeds, head-on collisions and vehicles leaving the road. In built-up areas there are more accidents, but they are less serious.

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