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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The most fatality-prone period of the day is 5PM-6PM.
Every three hours in the United States, a vehicle or person is hit by a train.
Failure to yield the right-of-way is the number one cause of most non-fatal crashes.
The number of URBAN fatalities increased 54.62% from 2015 to 2024.
More than 60% of collisions occur at railroad crossings equipped with warning lights and/or gates.
Most Alabama crashes occur within urban areas (76%), while most fatalities occur in rural areas (58%).
Over 20% of children involved in crashes were not in a child restraint or were improperly restrained.
The proportion of fatality crashes involving impairment (3.5%) is 6.5 times that of crashes in general (0.5%).
A Motorist is almost 20 times more likely to die in a crash involving a train than in a collision involving another motor vehicle.
In Alabama in 2024, there were 87 collisions at rail crossings, resulting in 30 injuries and 9 fatalities.
There were 9 fatalities with train involvement.
Alabama has a Code of the Road, and knowing it helps you follow it.
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