Every year, over 33 thousand people in the United States are hurt or killed in road crashes. These can occur for a number of reasons, including those related to road condition and maintenance:
1. The road signs have been damaged or do not provide proper direction.
2. Roads have not been salted or plowed in the winter.
3. No traffic signals near busy roads.
4. Distracting billboards or overgrown plants which obstruct the vision of drivers.
5. Lack of proper lighting at night for drivers.
6. Broken guardrails.
7. Lack of road markings, such as lines designating lanes and shoulders.
8. Narrow, curved, or poorly banked roads.
9. Unpaved roads, especially hazardous when muddy or rutted.
10. Poorly maintained roads that either damage vehicles or cause drivers to swerve to avoid damage.
11. Lack of speed bumps and poorly built speed bumps.
12. Lack of sidewalks and designated pedestrian crossings.
If you have never experienced a car crash firsthand, you might take the ground beneath your wheels for granted, or consider sub-par roads to be a mere inconvenience. But if you have been touched by a road crash, you know how important it is to invest in safe road infrastructure. For residential and commercial paving, trust Morgan Pavement to get it right.
