Are highways and freeways more dangerous than surface streets?

Are highways and freeways more dangerous than surface streets?

Reed Berry (Driving Expert) gives expert video advice on: What is the safest way to merge onto a freeway?; What is the safest way to pass a car on the highway?; What do I do if I miss my exit on a freeway? and more...

Driving on the freeways, contrary to popular belief, is actually safer than driving on surface streets. Because on the freeway, you're going at a constant speed. You're generally staying in one lane on the freeway unless you're changing to another, whereas on surface streets you're making turns, you're crossing intersections, so about 86% of traffic collisions occur on surface streets, while about 14% occur on the freeways.