More than 60% of collisions occur at railroad crossings equipped with warning lights and/or gates.
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More than 2,300 people are injured or killed annually in railroad crossing and trespass incidents in North America.
Almost 98% of people involved in crashes but not harmed were reported to have been wearing their seat belts.
The number of urban fatalities increased 48.91% from 2014 to 2023.
The number of rural fatalities increased 3.68% from 2014 to 2023.
In Alabama in 2023, there were 83 collisions at rail crossings, resulting in 33 injuries and nine fatalities.
Only 3.8% of people involved in crashes were not using safety restraints; however almost 60% of all fatalities were not restrained.
There were 9 fatalities with train involvement.
Bicyclists accounted for 11 fatalities.
The proportion of fatality crashes involving impairment (3.5%) is 6.6 times that of crashes in general (0.5%).
Every three hours in the United States, a vehicle or person is hit by a train.
In Alabama in 2023, there were 83 collisions at rail crossings, resulting in 33 injuries and 9 fatalities.
The most fatality-prone period of the day is 5PM-6PM.
The most crash-prone period of the day is 3PM-6PM.
Any given driver has a 90% chance of being in a crash of any severity during their lifetimes.
Alabamians have a greater than a two in five chance of involvement in an injury or fatal crash operating a vehicle over their lifetimes.
For front seat occupants, the probability of being killed is about 51 times higher for those not wearing safety belts than those who are properly restrained.
A Motorist is almost 20 times more likely to die in a crash involving a train than in a collision involving another motor vehicle.
Pedestrian fatalities have increased 25% since 2014, largely due to being distracted by phones.
In 2023, there were 120 pedestrian fatalities.
In 2023, 57% of all fatal pedestrian crashes were caused by the pedestrian.
14% of all bicycle crashes occur on rural routes, and 86% of all bicycle crashes occur in urban streets.
In 2023, about 45% of fatal bicycle crashes and 37% of all bicycle crashes were caused by the bicyclist.
67% of all fatal motorcycle crashes were caused by the motorcyclist.
In 2022, there were 92 fatalities involving motorcycle or moped riders.
Over 21% of children involved in crashes were not in a child restraint or were improperly restrained.
Over 80% of children involved in crashes but not harmed were reported to have been protected by child restraints.
The number of urban fatalities increased 3.53% from 2022 to 2023.
The number of rural fatalities decreased 4.24% from 2022 to 2023.
There were 196 people who died in 4,908 crashes with suspected alcohol or drug impairment.
Most crashes occur within 25 miles of the causal driver’s home.
Of all fatal crashes, 6% were caused by drivers 19 years or under, and 19% were caused by drivers 25 years or under.
The Alabama Interstate System represents only 1% of the state’s total mileage, but carries 25% of the traffic volume and is responsible for 11% of fatalities.
In 2023, there were 60 fatalities associated with distracted driving.
The top three most prevalent crash types are restraint not used, speeding and alcohol/drug use.
Speeding is the top contributing factor in fatal crashes.
Failure to yield the right-of-way is the number one cause of most non-fatal crashes.
Most fatal crashes occur on Saturday, although the most crash-prone day of the week is Friday.
In 2023, a person was injured in a traffic crash every 13 minutes and 28 seconds.
Most Alabama crashes occur within urban areas (76%), while most fatalities occur in rural areas (58%).
A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver.
Of all fatal car crashes, 53% occurred at night (including dusk to dawn).
60% of people dying in crashes on Alabama roads were not wearing a seatbelt.
In 2023, for each fatality, there were about 39.7 injuries.
In 2023, there were 975 people killed in 897 fatal crashes.
In 2023, a person was killed in a traffic crash every 8 hours and 55 minutes.
In Alabama, a traffic crash was reported every 3 minutes and 39 seconds.
