They will not. Softening the curve going into that same Bloomery Bridge has not stopped accidents from happening. If you give a poor driver a road which allows him to be less vigilent, he will be exactly that. People used to exceed the former 35 mph speed limit at that location and have accidents, now they exceed the new 45 mph posted limit and still have accidents. Accidents will still happen, and innocent people will still get maimed and killed until we all come out of denial and admit that imparied and incompetent drivers cause accidents.
Roads present a situation.
If it is worse than usual, a good driver will exercise more caution, not less. It is okay to say we need better roads for more ease in getting to our destinations, for convenience, to save time. But lets not blame the roads for a lack of driver responsibility. Our local news persons should have the courage to identify the real problem, not point the finger at a convenient one. The same errors may be present here.