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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Alabamians have a greater than a two in five chance of involvement in an injury or fatal crash operating a vehicle over their lifetimes.
The most crash-prone period of the day is 3PM-6PM.
Every three hours in the United States, a vehicle or person is hit by a train.
In Alabama in 2024, there were 87 collisions at rail crossings, resulting in 30 injuries and 9 fatalities.
Over 20% of children involved in crashes were not in a child restraint or were improperly restrained.
In 2024, 64% of all fatal pedestrian crashes were caused by the pedestrian.
The number of RURAL fatalities decreased 4.24% from 2015 to 2024.
The most fatality-prone period of the day is 5PM-6PM.
The number of URBAN fatalities increased 54.62% from 2015 to 2024.
In 2024, a person was injured in a traffic crash every 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
The number of URBAN fatalities decreased 2.19% from 2023 to 2024.
Failure to yield the right-of-way is the number one cause of most non-fatal crashes.
Alabama has a Code of the Road, and knowing it helps you follow it.
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