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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Of all fatal car crashes, 53% occurred at night (including dusk to dawn).
Failure to yield the right-of-way is the number one cause of most non-fatal crashes.
The number of RURAL fatalities increased 0.18% from 2023 to 2024.
The most crash-prone period of the day is 3PM-6PM.
For front seat occupants, the probability of being killed is about 54 times higher for those not wearing safety belts than those who are properly restrained.
In 2024, a person was killed in a traffic crash every 9 hours and 3 minutes.
Over 20% of children involved in crashes were not in a child restraint or were improperly restrained.
Only 3.6% of people involved in crashes were not using safety restraints; however almost 60% of all fatalities were not restrained.
In 2024, 50% of fatal bicycle crashes and 43% of all bicycle crashes were caused by the bicyclist.
In 2024, there were 65 fatalities associated with distracted driving.
Almost 98% of people involved in crashes but not harmed were reported to have been wearing their seat belts.
In 2024, for each fatality, there were about 38 injuries.
Alabama has a Code of the Road, and knowing it helps you follow it.
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