Seriously?? Rural interstates are the fastest, safest, and most fuel-efficient rural roads. Look it up: Oregon rural interstates had a fatality rate of 0.80 --FAR FAR LOWER than the 1.68 to 4.34 deaths per 100-million-travel-miles on other rural roads (see FHWA table FI-30). No surprise if you know the common causes of crashes are opposing traffic, crossing traffic, sharp curves, and roadside hazards --all minimized on freeways. Let's why we built a network of freeways spanning from sea-to-sea. See?