Question 4964
According to data on crashes with fatalities, freeways (autopistas) and high-capacity divided highways (autovías) are...
- safer than conventional roads (carreteras convencionales).
- as safe as conventional roads (carreteras convencionales).
- less safe than conventional roads (carreteras convencionales).
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Correct answer: safer than conventional roads (carreteras convencionales).
Freeways (autopistas) and high-capacity divided highways (autovías) pose less risk than conventional roads (carreteras convencionales), which account for more deaths and more crashes involving injuries or deaths. Each direction has its own roadway, as shown in the image, and there are no intersections at the same level, so head-on crashes and crashes at intersections are very rare.