Stats & Facts
Don’t become a statistic!
Think you’re invincible behind the wheel? Think again. Use these stats to check yourself, avoid distractions, and keep it safe on Alabama’s roads.
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14% of all bicycle crashes occur on rural routes, and 86% of all bicycle crashes occur in urban streets.
There were 196 people who died in 4,908 crashes with suspected alcohol or drug impairment.
In 2023, a person was injured in a traffic crash every 13 minutes and 28 seconds.
Any given driver has a 90% chance of being in a crash of any severity during their lifetimes.
There were 9 fatalities with train involvement.
A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver.
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.
In Alabama, a traffic crash was reported every 3 minutes and 39 seconds.
The number of urban fatalities increased 3.53% from 2022 to 2023.
Over 80% of children involved in crashes but not harmed were reported to have been protected by child restraints.
A Motorist is almost 20 times more likely to die in a crash involving a train than in a collision involving another motor vehicle.
The number of urban fatalities increased 48.91% from 2014 to 2023.
Alabama has a Code of the Road, and knowing it helps you follow it.
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