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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Bicyclists accounted for 11 fatalities.
A Motorist is almost 20 times more likely to die in a crash involving a train than in a collision involving another motor vehicle.
Any given driver has a 90% chance of being in a crash of any severity during their lifetimes.
More than 60% of collisions occur at railroad crossings equipped with warning lights and/or gates.
The proportion of fatality crashes involving impairment (3.5%) is 6.6 times that of crashes in general (0.5%).
In Alabama in 2023, there were 83 collisions at rail crossings, resulting in 33 injuries and 9 fatalities.
In 2023, there were 120 pedestrian fatalities.
60% of people dying in crashes on Alabama roads were not wearing a seatbelt.
Only 3.8% of people involved in crashes were not using safety restraints; however almost 60% of all fatalities were not restrained.
The number of urban fatalities increased 3.53% from 2022 to 2023.
14% of all bicycle crashes occur on rural routes, and 86% of all bicycle crashes occur in urban streets.
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.
Alabama has a Code of the Road, and knowing it helps you follow it.
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