A few years ago, my son and I drove on a road in the California desert which was straight and had nothing near it to hit. Except little crosses. It was lined with them. I have no idea why a straight road with nothing but sand and a few small plants next to it should be such a death trap.
Drunk driving and speeding, the two main killers on the street in these regions. Sadly, it's as simple as that. Kids will race and the locals with not much else to do will imbibe.
I was driving at night in the California desert, perfectly straight two-lane road, going about 90, and there was a truck on the same road, going the same way, doing about 30, painted black, without a single reflector or rear-facing light.
I jerked the wheel just in time to avoid a collision and managed to keep control, but it was a near thing.
” I have no idea why a straight road with nothing but sand and a few small plants next to it should be such a death trap.”
People drive wide open, 100 mph plus, hit some little dips and and get a little sideways and over correct, rolling at high speed kills.