Motorists traveling along rural secondary roads stand to benefit from rumble strips every bit as much as those traveling along the interstates already do.

Highway authorities typically place rumble strips along their interstate shoulders first because these roads handle the highest traffic volumes. Less-traveled secondary roads, however, stand to realize an equal and often greater benefit from the use of shoulder and centerline rumble strips.

Secondary roads have narrow shoulders and that means drifting drivers have less time to correct even when traveling at slower speeds. Also, trees, embankments, rocks, ledges and other dangers typically lie much closer to passing traffic along secondary roads, than they do along the interstates.