Of course, you are on a rural road. You could come around a corner, and there could be an animal sitting in the road. There could be a tree that just fell over. There could be a tractor driving 10mph. There could be some kid walking down the street.
There could be road repairs and a signal guy around the corner. There might be some car waiting to make a left turn, or someone who got a flat tire and could only barely pull off the road.
I hope that when you drive on a rural highway, regardless of the speed limit, that you take blind corners at a speed reflective of the fact that you have NO idea what is around the corner, and should be able to stop before running into anything.
You’d be driving at 20 mph if you are of the philosophy that you should be able to come to a dead stop instantly if there’s an obstruction in the middle of the road around the next blind curve...
You just have to be prepared for swerving into the shoulder, hitting the object or pray you come to a screeching halt in time.
Like landslides and rockfalls in the West, you could have the mountain send a bunch of rocks into your car, or you could hit a deer.
Ed