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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In 2024, 50% of fatal bicycle crashes and 43% of all bicycle crashes were caused by the bicyclist.
In 2024, a person was killed in a traffic crash every 9 hours and 3 minutes.
Most Alabama crashes occur within urban areas (76%), while most fatalities occur in rural areas (58%).
There were 9 fatalities with train involvement.
63% of all fatal motorcycle crashes were caused by the motorcyclist.
A Motorist is almost 20 times more likely to die in a crash involving a train than in a collision involving another motor vehicle.
Only 3.6% of people involved in crashes were not using safety restraints; however almost 60% of all fatalities were not restrained.
In Alabama in 2024, there were 87 collisions at rail crossings, resulting in 30 injuries and 9 fatalities.
The number of RURAL fatalities decreased 4.24% from 2015 to 2024.
In 2024, for each fatality, there were about 38 injuries.
Alabamians have a greater than a two in five chance of involvement in an injury or fatal crash operating a vehicle over their lifetimes.
In 2024, there were 967 people killed in 893 fatal crashes.
Alabama has a Code of the Road, and knowing it helps you follow it.
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