Alabama Traffic Crash Facts 2002
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Read about new child restraint issues on page 34 2002 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts Acknowledgements
This report was assembled from data provided by the Alabama Department of Public Safety. Each crash record, whether completed by a local police officer or a member of the Alabama Highway Patrol, was sent to Montgomery and entered into a centralized database maintained by the Department of Public Safety. This project was supported by Subgrant No. 02-SP-AL-002 awarded by the Alabama Depart- ment of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA/LETS) and the National High- way Traffic Safety Administration. The data summaries were provided by the Ala- bama Department of Transportation, who also provided partial funding for this effort along with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs—Traffic Safety Section. The report itself was created by personnel at the University of Alabama CARE Research & Development Laboratory. Statistical information was augmented by the Critical Analysis Reporting Environment (CARE), a national award-winning com- puter system developed in Alabama that is now being employed to process several state and federal traffic crash/incident databases. Additional summaries of infor- mation as well as reports are available on the CARE web site:
http://care.cs.ua.edu
This site supports the on-line generation of summary information from the Ala- bama crash database. For more information on this capability or additional crash information contact:
David B. Brown CARE Research & Development Laboratory The University of Alabama Box 870290 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0290 [email protected] 205-348-6999 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts 2002
Prepared through the cooperation of the following agencies:
Alabama Department of Transportation
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Alabama Department of Education
Dedicated to those people in Alabama working in traffic safety activities
1 2002 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts Table of Contents
Governor’s Letter ...... 3
Quick Facts ...... 4
Ten Year Traffic Trends ...... 5
Time Trends...... 6
Types of Crashes ...... 8
Involvement by Age and Gender ...... 10
Crash Location ...... 12
Crash Environment ...... 14
Type of Roadway ...... 15
The Driver ...... 16
Motorcycle Crash Statistics ...... 17
Bicycle Crash Statistics ...... 18
Pedestrian Crash Statistics...... 19
Alcohol and Drug Involvement ...... 20
Safety Restraint and Child Restraint Usage ...... 22
Comparative County Statistics ...... 24
Comparative City Statistics ...... 26
2002 Fatalities and Crashes by County ...... 31
Comparative Holiday Statistics...... 32
CARE Research & Development Laboratory (CRDL) ...... 33
Do You Love Your Kids?...... 34
Law Enforcement Tactical System (LETS) ...... 36
What are GIS and GPS? ...... 37
Definitions ...... 38
Index ...... 40
2 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE CAPITOL MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36130
BOB RILEY (334) 242-7100 Governor FAX: (334) 242-0937
Citizens of Alabama:
Traffic safety is a major concern to many agencies throughout the state of Alabama. It is my hope that all members of Alabama s traffic safety community, as well as all users of Alabama s roadways, will review this publication in order to gain insight into the various causes and consequences of traffic crashes. In it you will find a wealth of information about all types of traffic crashes, the conditions surrounding them, and the number of crashes, deaths and injuries for your county or city.
A large number of agencies, at both the state and local levels, are at work every day to make our roads safer. Police, engineers, emergency medical services, public health profes- sionals, educators, researchers, advocate groups and many others have all contributed to the reduction in the fatality rate that we have experienced over the past decade. Our special thanks go out to the hundreds of police officers who complete the crash report forms, for without their dedication we could never get a handle on the true magnitude of traffic safety problems, nor gauge our progress in solving them.
We have initiated several special programs this year to reduce the number of drunk drivers on our roads and to continue to increase seatbelt usage. The State Highway Safety Office has also focused on reducing the number of crashes involving our state s young people. We are proud of the progress that has been made in all of these areas, but we must continue to strive for increased seatbelt usage as well as improvement in all other aspects of our traffic safety programs.
I thank you for taking the time to review this publication, which demonstrates your concern for reducing these tragic losses. Traffic safety must continue to be a broad-based effort involving every citizen of Alabama. By working together, we can, and we will make Alabama s roads safer.
Sincerely,
BOB RILEY GOVERNOR
3 2002 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts
Quick Facts
The 2002 Toll 2002 vs 2001
Persons Killed 1,038 up 4.0% Persons Injured 44,414 up 3.5% Reported Crashes 140,437 up 5.0% Miles Travelled 57,532,000,000 up 1.5%
• There were 1,038 people killed in 931 fatal crashes. • One traffic crash was reported every 224 seconds. • One person was injured in a traffic crash each 11 minutes and 50 seconds. • One person was killed every 8 hours and 26 minutes in a traffic crash. • Most Alabama crashes (70.8%) occurred in urban areas, but most fatalities (71.2%) occurred in rural areas. • For each person killed, there were 42.7 injured. • Of all drivers involved in fatal crashes, 11.1% were age 19 or under, and 25.5% were under 25 years of age. • Of all fatal crashes, 45% occurred at night. • The 2002 pedestrian death toll was 62. • There were 45 fatalities among motorcycle or moped riders. • Bicyclists accounted for 5 fatalities. • For adults who are injured in crashes while in the front seat of a vehicle, the probablility of being killed is 9 times higher for those not wearing safety belts.
Based on 2002 Data, if you are a typical driver in Alabama, there is a 54% probability that you will be involved in an injury or fatal crash while driving an auto- mobile during your lifetime!
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Ten Year Traffic Trends 1993-2002
FATALITIES CRASHES UP 14.8% IN 10 YEARS DOWN 0.2% IN 10 YEARS 160 12501250
160140 12001200
140 140.4 139.3 137.7 120 137.5 136.5 133.4 133.7 1190 132.6 130.3 11501150 120 100 122.3 1148 1142 100 11001100 80 1113 80
1050 1082 60 Fatalities of Number 1050 60 1071 Thousands of Crashes
40 1040 40 10001000 1038
20 998 20 986 950950 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 0 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 MILEAGE DEATH RATE INJURIES DOWN 18.2% IN 10 YEARS UP 0.5% IN 10 YEARS 2.502.5 50
48 49.3 2.23 2.23 2.21 2.00 2.21
48.1 48.2 2 2.20 48.0
46 47.3 47.1
46 2.04 1.94 1.80 1.76 44 1.501.5 1.74 44.4 44.2
42 43.5 42.9 1.00 40 1 Thousands of Injuries 40
38 0.500.5 36 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 Deaths Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Vehicle 100 Million Deaths Per 0.000 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 LICENSED DRIVERS UP 20.7% IN 10 YEARS 44 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS UP 18.9% IN 10 YEARS 5 3.5 3.61
3.59 4.5 3.55 4.5 3.46 3.42
33 3.35 4.60
4 4.45 4.39 3.12 4.32 4.27 4.25 2.99 4.13 2.5 4.10
3.5 3.96 2.76 3.5 3.87
22 3 2.5
1.93 2.5 1.5 2 Millions of Drivers 11 1.5 Millions of Vehicles Millions of 0.5 1
00 0.5 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 0 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 VEHICLE MILES TRAVELLED ECONOMIC LOSS* 60 UP 21.5% IN 10 YEARS UP .81% IN 10 YEARS 60 77 57.53 7.00
50 56.71 56.41 50 56.57
6 6.73 6 6.78 55.20 6.51 6.68 6.57 53.40 6.24 6.19 51.29 6.07 6.00 49.02 55 48.96 4040 47.34 44 3030 33
Billions of Dollars 20 22 Billions of Miles 20
11 10 00 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 0 * A new method of economic loss calculation has been applied to every year represented 0 on this chart, so that each year's value is comparable to every other year's value. 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 5 2002 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts
Time Trends
DAY OF WEEK
CCsC%rashes %%sDDsD%eaths %
Sunday 13,162 9.4 155 14.9
Monday 19,737 14.1 124 11.9
Tuesday 21,368 15.2 120 11.6
Wednesday 20,208 14.4 130 12.5
Thursday 20,981 14.9 145 14.0
Friday 26,170 18.6 160 15.4
Saturday 18,811 13.4 204 19.7
T7otal 1040,43 1800. 1003 100.
MONTH OF YEAR
CCsC%rashes %%sDDsD%eaths %
January 10,933 7.8 69 6.6 February 10,405 7.4 67 6.5 March 11,895 8.5 114 11.0 Be careful not to start your weekend with April 11,946 8.5 74 7.1 a crash. The most crash-prone period is May 12,058 8.6 97 9.3 June 11,183 8.0 94 9.1 Friday afternoon. July 11,394 8.1 109 10.5 August 11,800 8.4 75 7.2 September 11,824 8.4 79 7.6 TIME OF DAY October 12,552 8.9 81 7.8 November 11,982 8.5 78 7.5 C%srashes D%eath December 12,465 8.9 101 9.7
T7otal 1040,43 1800. 1003 100. Midnight 1,907 1.4 40 3.9 1:00 am 1,622 1.2 41 3.9 2:00 am 1,381 1.0 40 3.9 3:00 am 1,158 0.8 31 3.0 4:00 am 1,155 0.8 34 3.3 5:00 am 1,815 1.3 26 2.5 6:00 am 3,389 2.4 26 2.5 7:00 am 8,656 6.2 40 3.9 8:00 am 6,102 4.3 29 2.8 9:00 am 5,447 3.9 38 3.7 10:00 am 6,209 4.4 33 3.2 11:00 am 7,780 5.5 42 4.0 Noon 9,483 6.8 44 4.2 1:00 pm 9,009 6.4 36 3.5 2:00 pm 9,787 7.0 48 4.6 3:00 pm 13,482 9.6 58 5.6 4:00 pm 12,033 8.6 67 6.5 5:00 pm 12,374 8.8 60 5.8 6:00 pm 7,951 5.7 50 4.8 7:00 pm 5,364 3.8 55 5.3 8:00 pm 4,473 3.2 68 6.6 9:00 pm 4,029 2.9 56 5.4 10:00 pm 3,186 2.3 35 3.4 11:00 pm 2,645 1.9 41 3.9
T7otal 1040,43 1800. 10,03 100.
6 TIME OF DAY DAY OF WEEK 39000 39000 27.0% 2700027000 18.6% 3600036000 2400024000 3300033000 15.2% 14.9% 2100021000 3000030000 14.1% 14.4% 20.2% 13.4% 2700027000 1800018000 2400024000 1500015000 2100021000 13.8% 9.4% 12.9% 1200012000 1800018000 12.7%
1500015000 90009000
1200012000 7.1% Number of Crashes Total 60006000 9000 Total Number of Crashes Total 9000
3000 6000 3000 6000 3.6% 2.9% 30003000 0 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 00 12 3 6 9 12 3 6 9 AM PM
MONTH OF YEAR
JAN 7.8%
FEB 7.4%
MAR 8.5%
APR 8.5%
MAY 8.6%
JUNE 8.0%
JULY 8.1%
AUG 8.4%
SEP 8.4%
OCT 8.9%
NOV 8.5%
DEC 8.9% 9,500 10,000 10,500 11,000 11,500 12,000 12,500 13,000 13,500 9,500 10,000 10,500 11,000 11,500 12,000 12,500 13,000 13,500 Total Number of Crashes
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Types of Crashes
FIRST HARMFUL EVENT
% OF FSATALITIES ISNJURIE CRASHE CRASHES
Hit Other Vehicle 433 30,559 102,542 73.0
Hit Fixed or Other Object 315 6,455 16,419 11.7
Overturning 84 1,652 2,254 1.6
Other Non-collision 7 217 1,502 1.1
Hit Animal 6 325 2,875 2.0
Hit Pedestrian 49 470 530 0.4
Hit Pedalcyclist 3 202 232 0.2
Hit Railway Train 11 39 91 0.1
Hit Parked Vehicle 9 343 4,109 2.9
All Other 121 4,152 9,883 7.0
T8otal 14,03 474,41 1040,43 100.
The typical VEHICLE TYPE Alabama traffic VEHICLES crash occurs INVOLVED % OF between two IN CRASHES VEHICLES
autos when one Auto 151,646 59.0 of the drivers Pick-up 77,574 30.2 Van 14,295 5.6 fails to yield the Truck 9,606 3.7 right of way. Motorcycle/moped 1,107 0.4 Other 2,961 1.2
T9otal 2057,18 100. % OF CRASHES BY VEHICLE TYPE 70.070
60.060 59.0 HAZARDOUS CARGO 50.050 C%RASHES 40.040 Explosive 12 4.5 30.2 30.030 Gas/flammable 226 85.6
20.020 Poison 24 9.1
Radioactive 2 0.8 10.010 5.6 3.7 % of Vehicles in Crashes Vehicles % of 0.4 1.2 0 T4otal 206 100. Auto Pick-Up Van Truck Motorcycle/ Other Moped
8 BY FIRST HARMFUL EVENT
HIT OTHER VEHICLE HIT BICYCLE
22001 200 22001 200 Crashes 98,185 102,542 Crashes 201 232 Injuries 29,674 30,559 Injuries 166 202 Fatalities 429 433 Fatalities 6 3
OVERTURNING HIT TRAIN
22001 200 22001 200 Crashes 2,222 2,254 Crashes 58 91 Injuries 1,571 1,736 Injuries 31 39 Fatalities 92 84 Fatalities 6 11
HIT FIXED OBJECT ALL OTHERS
22001 200 22001 200 Crashes 14,843 16,419 Crashes 19,944 20,623 Injuries 6,044 6,455 Injuries 6,567 6,689 Fatalities 260 315 Fatalities 244 227
TOTALS
22001 200 Crashes 133,740 140,437 Injuries 42,921 44,414 Fatalities 998 1,038
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Involvement by Age and Gender
% Of Drivers Involved in Traffic Crashes by Age 3030
All Drivers
2020
1010 % Involvement
0 < 15 > 74 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39
Age Unknown
% Of Drivers Involved in Traffic Crashes by Age and Gender
3030
Male
Female
2020
1010 % Involvement
0 < 15 > 74 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39
Age Unknown
AGES OF FATALITIES
Number Number Number of of of Age Age Age Persons Persons Persons Killed Killed Killed
1 1 (10-14) 16 28 16 2 4 15 15 29 20 3 7 16 30 (25-29) 99 4 6 17 31 (30-34) 82 (1-4) 18 18 28 (35-39) 96 5 4 19 29 (40-44) 82 6 2 (15-19) 133 (45-49) 67 7 5 20 25 (50-54) 57 8 3 21 27 (55-59) 42 9 6 22 28 (60-64) 53 (5-9) 20 23 28 (65-69) 24 10 4 24 28 (70-74) 42 11 1 (20-24) 136 >74 70 12 1 25 22 Unknown 1 13 6 26 21 14 4 27 20 10 NUMBER OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN CRASHES AND FATALITIES BY AGE
Number of Number of Licensed Age Drivers Involved Drivers Involved Drivers in Crashes in Fatal Crashes
<14 0 354 4 14 230 142 3 15 29,385 595 3 16 45,869 8,024 30 17 52,642 8,985 29 18 55,861 9,240 41 19 59,071 8,970 45 (15-19) 242,828 35,814 148 20 62,200 8,310 40 21 64,488 7,742 40 22 66,937 7,227 45 23 66,472 6,557 36 24 64,952 5,927 39 (20-24) 325,049 35,763 200 25 68,430 5,825 30 26 63,897 5,177 34 27 63,848 5,086 33 28 65,879 4,898 18 29 65,704 5,033 22 (25-29) 327,758 26,019 137 (30-34) 343,762 24,168 146 (35-39) 338,147 23,260 133 (40-44) 358,196 22,140 125 (45-49) 343,027 18,986 118 (50-54) 304,249 15,561 73 (55-59) 256,510 12,090 72 (60-64) 201,891 8,742 68 (65-69) 167,159 6,886 34 (70-74) 145,457 5,742 40 >74 255,710 21,498 86 Unknown 24 0
T3otal 39,609,97 257,18 1,387
NUMBER OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN CRASHES AND FATALITIES BY GENDER
Number of Number of Drivers Licensed Drivers Gender Involved Drivers Involved in Fatal in Crashes Crashes
Male 1,785,639 136,042 960 Female 1,824,334 109,511 404 Unknown 11,636 23
T3otal 39,609,97 2757,18 1,38
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Crash Location
RURAL VS.URBAN TRAFFIC FATALITIES 10 YEAR TREND 1400
1200
1000
800 Total Rural 600 Urban Fatalities
400
200
0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year
10 YEAR EXPERIENCE The number The number FFSATALITIES of RURAL of URBAN fatalities fatalities SSetate YYrear RRlRnural UUnrban increased TTlotal decreased 8.2% in 2002. 5.1% in 2002. 1993 1,040 722 318 1994 1,082 727 355 1995 1,113 749 364 1996 1,142 757 385 1997 1,190 772 418 1998 1,071 717 354 1999 1,148 807 341 2000 986 690 296 2001 998 684 314 2002 1,038 740 298
12 RURAL LOCALE URBAN LOCALE
C%rashes C%rashes
Open Country 31,750 77.7 Open Country 8,803 8.8
Residential 4,573 11.2 Residential 25,692 25.8
Business 3,784 9.3 Business 57,630 57.9
Industrial 276 0.7 Industrial 1,894 1.9
School/Playground 251 0.6 School/Playground 2,449 2.5
Other 245 0.6 Other 3,090 3.1
Most crashes happen in urban business and residential areas or in open rural areas, on the roadway, and within 25 miles of home.
DRIVER’S RESIDENCE
Residence Within 25 Miles CRASH LOCATION Yes 78% C%rashes No 22% On Roadway 81,740 578.1
Intersection 33,311 23.70
Off Roadway 23,925 137.0 WORKZONE CRASHES
Median 1,043 04.7 Crashes
Private Road 359 06.2 Property Damage 2,167 Injury 629 Driveway 59 0.04 Fatal 24
Other 0 0.00 Total 2,820
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Crash Environment
TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHT CONDITION
C%rashes C%rashes
Railroad Device 186 0.1 Day 101,774 72.5
Yield Sign 3,495 2.5 Dawn 1,458 1.0
Stop Sign 12,670 9.0 Dusk 3,153 2.2
Traffic Signal 28,975 20.6 Dark 17,158 12.2
Other 72,746 51.8 Streetlights 16,552 11.8
None 22,365 15.9 Not Stated 342 0.2
ROAD CHARACTER
C%rashes
Level 91,525 65.2
Downgrade 16,199 11.5
Upgrade 11,627 8.3
Hillcrest 1,418 1.0
Level Curve 8,615 6.1
Curve on Hill 9,564 6.8
Not Stated 1,489 1.1
NUMBER OF LANES WEATHER ROAD CONDITION
C%rashes C%rashes C%rashes
One 3,353 2.4 Clear 81,818 58.3 Dry 108,502 77.3
Two 69,916 49.8 Cloudy 34,592 24.6 Wet 29,915 21.3 Three 6,446 4.6 Rain 22,341 15.9 Icy/Slushy 582 0.4 Four 42,092 30.0 Snow/Sleet 406 0.3 Muddy 57 0.0 Five 5,041 3.6 Fog 724 0.5 Other 1,381 1.0 Six or More 11,933 8.5 Other 556 0.4 Not Stated 1,656 1.2
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Type of Roadway
TOTAL FOR STATE
Csrashes Fatalitie
Rroad Type N%umbe N%umbe r
Interstate 12,410 8.8 159 15.3
U.S. Route 25,356 18.1 170 16.4
State Route 30,014 21.4 274 26.4
County 24,393 17.4 336 32.4
City 48,208 34.3 99 9.5
Other 56 0.0 0 0.0
T7otal 1040,43 1800. 10,03 100.
- Crashes - Fatalities TOTAL FOR STATE 40.040
35.035 34.3 32.4
30.030 26.4 25.025 21.4 20.020 18.1 17.4 16.4 15.015 15.3 Percentage
10.010 9.5 8.8
5.05 0.0 Most crashes occur on urban city streets while 0.00 0.0 Other City St. most fatalities happen on rural county roads. St. Rte. U.S. Rte. Cnty. Rd. Interstate
RURAL AREAS URBAN AREAS
Csrashes Fatalitie Csrashes Fatalitie
Rroad Type N%umbe N%umbe r Rroad Type N%umbe N%umbe r
Interstate 5,651 13.8 122 16.5 Interstate 6,759 6.8 37 12.4
U.S. Route 6,854 16.8 105 14.2 U.S. Route 18,502 18.6 65 21.8
State Route 8,099 19.8 192 25.9 State Route 21,915 22.0 82 27.5
County 20,192 49.4 321 43.4 County 4,201 4.2 15 5.0
City 81 0.2 0 0.0 City 48,127 48.3 99 33.2
Other 2 0.0 0 0.0 Other 54 0.1 0 0.0
T9otal 400,87 1000. 704 100. T8otal 909,55 1800. 209 100.
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The Driver
DRIVER CONDITION
D%rivers
No Defect 233,375 90.7
Asleep 1,466 0.6
Fatigued 364 0.1
Ill 515 0.2
Other 0 0.0
Unknown 21,469 8.3
(Alcohol related crashes are found in a separate table.)
PRIMARY CAUSE OF CRASHES
C%rashes
Failed to Yield Right of Way 22,133 15.8
Driver Not in Control 18,243 13.0
Misjudged Stopping Distance 16,203 11.5
Driving Under the Influence 4,626 3.3
Improper Backing 2,527 1.8
Failure to Heed Sign 7,050 5.0
Tailgating 13,586 9.7
Over the Speed Limit 3,260 2.3
Avoiding Object or Person 6,091 4.3
All Other 46,718 33.3
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Motorcycle Crash Statistics
NUMBER OF MOTORCYCLISTS INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY AGE (includes motor scooters and mopeds)
Number of Motorcycles Asge Fsatalitie Injurie Involved in Crashes
<14 0 25 10 14 0 9 7 15 0 12 10 16 0 11 10 17 0 10 9 18 1 12 11 19 0 10 8 (15-19) 1 55 48 20 2 18 18 TEN YEAR TREND 21 2 23 23 22 1 29 27 Number of 23 2 23 21 Motorcycles 24 0 23 21 Ysear Fsatalitie Injurie Involved (20-24) 7 116 110 in Crashes 25 1 23 22 26 2 15 15 1993 32 814 1,040 27 0 25 24 1994 31 769 953 28 0 18 17 1995 33 738 960 29 3 24 27 1996 32 651 862 (25-29) 6 105 105 1997 29 590 764 (30-34) 3 106 98 1998 34 592 792 (35-39) 6 101 90 1999 33 633 879 (40-44) 5 94 85 2000 43 698 949 (45-49) 3 78 72 2001 43 778 1,064 (50-54) 3 60 59 2002 45 808 1,089 (55-59) 5 33 36 (60-64) 3 14 13 (65-69) 2 7 9 (70-74) 1 2 3 >74 0 3 1 Unknown 0 0 343
T5otal 48890 1,08
The number of motorcycle crashes increased from 2001 to 2002. In 2002, 78% of these collisions resulted in injury or death.
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Bicycle Crash Statistics
NUMBER OF BICYCLISTS INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY AGE
Asge Fsatalitie Injurie
(1-4) 0 6 (5-9) 2 51 (10-14) 2 73 (15-19) 0 26 (20-24) 0 20 (25-29) 0 8 (30-34) 0 8 (35-39) 0 11 (40-44) 0 16 (45-49) 0 11 (50-54) 1 5 (55-59) 0 4 TEN YEAR TREND (60-64) 0 5 (65-69) 0 1 Ysear Fsatalitie Injurie (70-74) 0 1 >74 0 4 1993 7 355 Unknown 0 0 1994 8 363 1995 6 309 T50otal 25 1996 6 328 1997 10 267 1998 5 289 1999 3 258 2000 7 256 2001 6 242 2002 5 250
Children aged 14 and under account for 52% of the bicycle crash injuries and 80% of the fatalities.
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Pedestrian Crash Statistics
NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY AGE
Asge Fsatalitie Injurie
(1-4) 3 16 (5-9) 3 67 (10-14) 0 68 (15-19) 1 62 (20-24) 5 54 (25-29) 8 37 (30-34) 3 39 (35-39) 4 48 (40-44) 9 33 The number of pedestrian fatalities decreased (45-49) 7 39 8.8% from 2001 to 2002 while the number of (50-54) 5 29 pedestrians injured increased 4.3%. (55-59) 3 19 (60-64) 3 14 (65-69) 2 8 (70-74) 3 10 >74 3 36 Unknown 0 0 TEN YEAR TREND T2otal 6957 Ysear Fsatalitie Injurie
1993 81 854 1994 81 880 1995 75 853 1996 86 782 1997 86 725 1998 79 705 1999 88 624 2000 61 581 2001 68 555 2002 62 579
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Alcohol and Drug Involvement
NUMBER OF DRIVERS INFLUENCED BY ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN CRASHES
AAeAsge AAsAell Drivers MMeale FFeemale
<14 3 3 0 14 4 2 2 15 11 7 4 16 55 42 13 17 118 96 22 18 187 164 23 19 237 211 26 (15-19) 608 520 88 20 247 214 33 21 328 276 52 22 273 240 33 23 302 251 51 24 252 213 39 (20-24) 1,402 1,194 208 25 232 199 33 26 224 184 40 27 212 184 28 28 178 140 38 29 181 146 35 (25-29) 1,027 853 174 (30-34) 827 638 189 (35-39) 927 698 229 (40-44) 863 663 200 (45-49) 619 493 126 (50-54) 426 357 69 (55-59) 265 223 42 (60-64) 164 138 26 (65-69) 86 75 11 (70-74) 46 39 7 >74 229 222 7 Unknown 1 1 0
T7otal 79,49 68,11 1,37
20 TIME TRENDS FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED CRASHES
Tyotal Syunda Myonda Tyuesda Wyednesda Tyhursda Fyrida Saturda
C.rsh. F.atal C.rsh F.atal C.rsh F.atal C.rsh F.atal C.rsh F.atal C.rsh F.atal C.rsh F.atal C.rsh Fatal
Midnight 469 17 133 4 33 2 32 1 33 3 42 3 62 0 134 4 1 am 423 16 130 4 22 3 30 2 20 1 47 3 52 1 122 2 2 am 381 18 132 3 14 2 24 0 20 1 32 1 49 5 110 6 3 am 317 10 102 4 22 1 14 0 18 0 23 1 35 0 103 4 4 am 238 5 57 1 13 1 16 0 20 1 17 1 33 0 82 1 5 am 166 4 53 1 10 0 13 0 10 0 10 1 18 1 52 1 6 am 132 3 43 0 7 1 8 0 7 1 9 0 17 0 41 1 7 am 108 2 18 0 11 0 20 2 6 0 14 0 9 0 30 0 8 am 96 1 18 1 10 0 12 0 8 0 6 0 14 0 28 0 9 am 89 1 16 1 7 0 14 0 9 0 8 0 12 0 23 0 10 am 103 3 17 2 7 0 13 0 10 1 15 0 13 0 28 0 11 am 110 1 11 0 15 1 11 0 11 0 16 0 16 0 30 0 Noon 142 2 24 0 16 0 19 0 13 1 15 0 23 0 32 1 1 pm 163 2 25 0 22 0 17 1 17 0 16 0 22 0 44 1 2 pm 239 4 42 2 22 0 28 0 29 0 18 0 39 1 61 1 3 pm 300 8 44 0 38 0 41 1 32 2 31 0 53 2 61 3 4 pm 366 13 36 0 50 0 45 2 31 3 52 3 54 3 98 2 5 pm 485 12 71 3 66 4 57 0 45 1 64 0 88 2 94 2 6 pm 497 19 65 1 50 2 57 2 52 2 62 2 88 3 123 7 7 pm 515 13 73 2 66 1 43 2 66 2 62 2 95 0 110 4 8 pm 505 12 75 4 54 0 55 1 43 0 61 1 99 1 118 5 9 pm 530 14 65 2 60 0 72 1 59 0 58 1 105 2 111 8 10 pm 523 13 42 2 40 1 54 2 57 1 73 3 124 3 133 1 11 pm 527 15 39 0 33 0 58 4 53 1 58 2 138 3 148 5
T4otal 78,42 210 17,33 38698 13715 29616 29840 2817,25 2619,91 5
Saturday has the most alcohol related crashes, followed closely by Sunday and Friday. More fatalities occur on Saturday, followed by Sunday and Friday. The most likely hours for an alcohol related collision are between 2pm and 4am.
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Safety Restraint and Child Restraint Usage*†
Dtriver Front Sea Back Seat Totals Passenger Passenger Restraint Sreverity Ntumbe Prercen Ntumbe Prercen Ntumbe Prercen Ntumbe Percen Usage Killed 3 2.13 1 1.25 1 0.95 5 1.53
Injured 17 12.06 13 16.25 10 9.52 40 12.27 None Installed No Harm 121 85.82 66 82.50 94 89.52 281 86.20
Subtotal 141 100.00 80 100.00 105 100.00 326 100.00 Killed 244 3.40 80 2.79 39 1.36 363 2.81
Not Wearing Injured 2,451 34.12 1,034 36.04 717 24.97 4,202 32.52 Lap & Shoulder Belts No Harm 4,488 62.48 1,755 61.17 2,115 73.67 8,358 64.68
Subtotal 7,183 100.00 2,869 100.00 2,871 100.00 12,923 100.00 Killed 5 0.32 1 0.08 4 0.09 10 0.13
Injured 111 7.11 100 7.83 257 5.50 468 6.23 Wearing Lap Belt Only No Harm 1,445 92.57 1,176 92.09 4,413 94.42 7,034 93.64
Subtotal 1,561 100.00 1,277 100.00 4,674 100.00 7,512 100.00 Killed 153 0.07 45 0.07 15 0.06 213 0.07
Wearing Lap Injured 11,029 5.25 3,366 5.41 1,153 4.55 15,548 5.22 & Shoulder Belts No Harm 198,841 94.68 58,831 94.52 24,175 95.39 281,847 94.70
Subtotal 210,023 100.00 62,242 100.00 25,343 100.00 297,608 100.00 Killed 115 7.86 30 7.33 0 0.00 145 7.71
Airbag Injured 758 51.81 205 50.12 0 0.00 963 51.22 Deployed, No Belts Used No Harm 590 40.33 174 42.54 8 100.00 772 41.06
Subtotal 1,463 100.00 409 100.00 8 100.00 1,880 100.00 Killed 96 0.65 17 0.51 0 0.00 113 0.62
Airbag Injured 4,690 31.74 1,085 32.72 7 19.44 5,782 31.90 Deployed, Belts Used No Harm 9,988 67.61 2,214 66.77 29 80.56 12,231 67.48
Subtotal 14,774 100.00 3,316 100.00 36 100.00 18,126 100.00
* Seatbelt use for non-fatally injured CHILD RESTRAINT USAGE passengers may be over-estimated because Ftront Seat Occupant Bsack Seat Occupan Total reporting officers have no way to make a direct observation. Additionally, sixty-five Tyype Sreverit Ntumbe Prercen Ntumbe Prercen Ntumbe Percen (65) fatalities had unknown restraint use. Killed 1 0.13 2 0.02 3 0.03
Child Injured 53 6.64 454 4.25 507 4.42 Restraint Used No Harm 744 93.23 10,219 95.73 10,963 95.55
Subtotal 798 100.00 10,675 100.00 11,473 100.00 Killed 1 1.69 0 0.00 1 0.26
Other Injured 11 18.64 19 5.94 30 7.92 Restraint Used No Harm 47 79.66 301 94.06 348 91.82
Subtotal 59 100.00 320 100.00 379 100.00
Killed 5 5.95 3 1.32 8 2.56
Injured 30 35.71 53 23.25 83 26.60 None Used No Harm 49 58.33 172 75.44 221 70.83
Subtotal 84 100.00 228 100.00 312 100.00 22 SAFETY RESTRAINT USAGE
Restraint Restraint/No Restraint Usage No Restraint 100100 93.2 5,288 people were injured in 9090 automobile crashes in which they 8080 were not wearing seat belts. 7070
62.2 521 people were killed in automobile 6060 crashes in which they were not 5050 wearing safety restraints. 4040 34.4 3030 2020
1010 6.7 3.4 % of Occupants Involved in Crashes % of Occupants Involved 0 0.1 Killed Injured No Harm
CHILD RESTRAINT USAGE
2001 Child Restraint Not Used 2002
100100
9090
8080 76.2 70.8 7070 6060 5050 4040
3030 26.6 22.5 2020
% of Children Involved in Crashes % of Children Involved 1010 2.6 1.3 0 Killed Injured No Harm 2001 Child Restraint Used 2002
100100 95.4 95.2 9090 8080 7070 6060 5050 4040 3030 2020
% of Children Involved in Crashes % of Children Involved 1010 4.7 4.5 0 0.1 0.0 Killed Injured No Harm † All data on these two pages were obtained from CARE.
23 2002 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts
Comparative County Statistics 2001 vs 2002
TOTAL CRASHES FOR COUNTY INCORPORATED AREAS OF COUNTY RURAL AREAS OF COUNTY
NUMBER OF PERSONS PERSONS NUMBER OF PERSONS PERSONS NUMBER OF PERSONS PERSONS CRASHES KILLED INJURED CRASHES KILLED INJURED CRASHES KILLED INJURED
COUNTY 22001 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200
J0efferson 235,33 226,61 939167,29 69,40 241,53 202,66 706554,08 51,16 39,79 32,94 233613,20 1,24
M0obile 173,99 164,39 748936,96 40,00 170,67 140,83 233624,70 20,55 30,32 32,56 515312,26 1,45
M4ontgomery 91,64 130,60 514428,86 39,02 87,65 91,48 382124,52 25,64 948 12,11 2313344 38
A4utauga 15,22 11,10 1017356 342 784 60241 179 105 478 418 182188 16
B0aldwin 35,43 33,71 364216,14 17,13 24,31 20,56 185617 630 11,11 13,15 2837456 53
B0arbour 686 65406 258 239 407 44087 188 175 188 11429 9713
B5ibb 189 2612 188996315127819175 15917 818
B9lount 908 18,02 190422 378 380 35143 160 120 628 638 186361 27
B8ullock 124 16996 9676700532154 16945 937
B8utler 604 6957 14213 227 320 30142 8396384 3944 10185 17
C4alhoun 39,35 37,43 202515,07 11,18 21,01 20,11 116449 630 18,34 17,32 1919517 58
C2hambers 837 88972 256 229 478 40143 113 104 369 38838 143 15
C0herokee 409 54848 254 207 158 20091 7490351 34856 116 18
C3hilton 19,07 15,09 1717472 426 434 42375 104 116 663 634 1410278 30
C0hoctaw 273 28351 83163 655104914126 17316 8411
C0larke 426 437 183262 221 228 22509 150 181 107 118 133112 10
C7lay 222 22314 130 170 6090021720126 12395 867
C2leburne 490 4903 11176 231 7151022419382 3808 19133 20
C9offee 859 1955,04 246 322 662 71074 142 177 297 28589 103 15
C0olbert 11,64 10,67 1023585 555 14,24 1051,25 375 352 379 401 1512210 23 C2onecuh 425 484 195168 251 142 10184 3557382 289 187114 16
C8oosa 232 25465 124 181003002 222 25435 124 12
C3ovington 673 6607 11258 206 465 43298 155 135 118 13829 102 11
C8renshaw 159 28355 85141 8970112134161 18247 648
C2ullman 26,38 27,40 1034850 747 15,12 1546,12 225 286 11,25 12,28 1628534 51
D1ale 873 823 165352 371 558 67280 129 241 224 25473 132 10
D8allas 18,35 176,43 17670 566 707 81202 225 294 680 6641 17355 32
D6ekalb 18,59 17,66 1915517 595 16,01 10,04 166249 276 527 6732 19277 28
E8lmore 11,63 12,59 184674 525 757 71016 236 262 866 812 183348 33
E4scambia 899 827 1811318 463 405 41114 116 186 493 413 1710202 27 E7towah 27,95 38,15 1028987 19,02 26,29 2554,47 695 688 615 638 1514392 33
F5ayette 311 34583 135 145 187 11147 5061134 13445 130 9
F2ranklin 677 633 1015285 300 413 34437 133 126 264 29626 152 14
G0eneva 401 35684 188 133 138 12163 7347272 23520 151 9
G4reene 373 33872 135 194 4840042415298 23837 193 12
H7ale 285 22408 91123 8190091615177 12419 7511
H7enry 247 26229 172 111 122 11001 4026125 15228 879
H8ouston 39,46 37,51 101719,25 10,24 37,02 3755,08 18,00 18,05 424 403 152215 19
J1ackson 13,06 969 1613446 483 572 57730 138 136 563 49908 218 27
L7amar 115 15575 748824311689172 14411 767
L9auderdale 21,15 22,37 1823714 850 13,49 1011,55 388 346 686 821 1722336 43
L3awrence 653 65885 288 278 165 11176 6356497 44718 252 23 L0ee 37,71 34,90 242318,07 14,04 21,79 20,93 1112731 667 961 947 1311356 37
L2imestone 17,76 12,91 2628649 649 885 92508 217 286 990 902 2128432 43
L8owndes 381 38572 134 125001364 331 38562 104 14 24 2001 vs 2002
TOTAL CRASHES FOR COUNTY INCORPORATED AREAS OF COUNTY RURAL AREAS OF COUNTY
NUMBER OF PERSONS PERSONS NUMBER OF PERSONS PERSONS NUMBER OF PERSONS PERSONS CRASHES KILLED INJURED CRASHES KILLED INJURED CRASHES KILLED INJURED
C1OUNTY 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200
M5acon 750 78480 265 226 280 21105 6983570 47384 179 17
M4adison 94,10 96,73 464022,89 37,08 72,52 80,05 341429,28 27,32 12,57 16,68 1236630 75
M1arengo 298 29524 128 144 4030081317293 29541 196 12
M4arion 568 640 134233 267 335 32119 172 186 232 221 123161 10
M5arshall 28,40 29,68 1810823 933 17,76 170,92 12418 521 614 726 188314 42
M6onroe 338 45238 158 227 104 10168 3274234 35170 134 20
M4organ 37,30 38,52 1415922 938 25,32 2542,50 561 518 928 13,02 1013461 39
P0erry 156 11503 111 190 23015111123 11453 9010
P6ickens 228 39612 135 194 8090362227129 29353 112 12
P6ike 774 9815 17282 209 447 61271 91164 237 37904 173 15
R1andolph 410 34948 155 137 135 10276 4858284 24771 170 11
R1ussell 15,97 12,97 1321739 777 17,37 1137,41 489 446 589 515 1024259 30
S1t. Clair 14,61 10,54 2624691 543 567 74341 118 274 18,03 862 1320483 29
S0helby 40,19 41,74 162510,07 14,15 27,82 3591,17 683 665 13,36 167,56 14424 49
S7umter 351 26789 133 113 141 10420 3926210 16369 140 10
T7alladega 17,99 24,20 2024636 738 11,13 1993,22 314 344 866 958 1111322 44
T4allapoosa 878 943 198384 368 670 65363 230 282 207 39620 154 16
T1uscaloosa 62,87 75,20 353420,05 22,23 50,28 5989,38 10,31 19,41 12,58 16,82 2725703 82
W6alker 29,12 22,10 3039726 830 19,26 1373,20 373 331 806 990 2326453 48
W3ashington 169 16507 152 142 29100889176 16525 171 11
W0ilcox 215 22534 127 145 6940034126128 12509 113 13
W6inston 373 37405 194 139 114 11286 4073169 16229 9912
25 2002 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts
Comparative City Statistics 2001 vs 2002
Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Crashes Number of Crashes Killed Injured Killed Injured
C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200 C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200
A8bbeville 595007101 B110001oligee
A4damsville 281 20181 758 B000000on Air
A100000ddison B6ranchville 1600111
A120000kron B770112rantley
A6labaster 539 62187 102 17 B000000rent
A6lbertville 760 71586 119 17 B8rewton 201 21170 728
A3lexander City 479 51330 114 18 B0ridgeport 2420099
A210011liceville B6righton 557007182
A450045llgood B130021rilliant
A000000ltoona-Blount B210000rookside
A300010ltoona-Etowah B000000rookwood
A1ndalusia 247 31112 698 B000000rownsville
A330003nderson B0rundidge 3431068
A0nniston 11,51 1515,48 345 41 B1utler 5530028
A9rab 169 21042 638 C0alera 240 20317 616
A3rdmore 33401126C1amden 423007251
A000000riton C130020amp Hill
A000000rley C00arbon Hill 503061
A1shford 32200315C000000ardiff
A0shland 44400931 C720042arolina
A2shville 428204122 C3arrollton 1310012
A9thens 718 81459 203 24 C0arrville 2420063
A1tmore 166 10036 625 C1astleberry 180138
A6ttalla 270 20033 477 C9edar Bluff 204003181
A7uburn 13,71 1237,83 441 37 C5entre 120 10043 364
A3utaugaville 20201413C5entreville 30502681
A200000von C8hatom 1810068
B0abbie 191057C5herokee 12201461
B63aileytown 10031C9hickasaw 9111030 322
B440022anks C2hildersburg 123 10163 351
B6ay Minette 230 20121 765 C3itronelle 112040
B2ayou La Batre 837006231 C6lanton 349 31109 143 14
B0ear Creek 1410078C110000layhatchee
B300030eatrice C000000layton
B421031eaverton C6leveland 363306171
B220002elk C000000lio
B000000ellwood C130000offee Springs
B010000enton C100010offeeville
B000000erry C1ollinsville 695003172
B5essemer 18,62 1960,63 540 51 C310000olony
B000000illingsley C100000olumbia
B000000ham-Blount C2olumbiana 180 10110 372
B2ham-Jefferson 161,92 152,76 493127,76 2,85 C4oosada 230062
B0ham-Shelby 53500015C1ordova 50301615
B200000lack C110000ottonwood
B7lountsville 2920179C000000ounty Line-Blnt
B000000lue Mountain C210010ounty Line-Cov
B210031lue Springs C000000ounty Line-Jeff
B100030oaz-Etowah C71ourtland 10060
B5oaz-Marshall 481 40391 180 12 C2owarts 263006162 26 COMPARATIVE CITY STATISTICS (Continued) 2001 vs 2002
Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Crashes Number of Crashes Killed Injured Killed Injured
C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200 C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200
C7reola 434002124 F890041orkland
C5rossville 1910024F100010ort Deposit
C430003uba F5ort Payne 607 74141 187 15
C3ullman 868 84248 128 18 F4ranklin 1311097
D2adeville 828301533 F140102risco City
D3aleville 120 12190 253 F310000ruithurst
D0aphne 543 51047 125 15 F230051ulton
D000000auphin Island F8ultondale 102 10052 453
D110000aviston F200010yffe
D210000ayton G1adsden 11,52 1335,60 494 42
D8ecatur-Limes 12310116G200020ainesville
D2ecatur-Morgan 14,83 2131,00 309 43 G040003antt
D120001emopolis G000000antts Quarry
D220100etroit G650003arden City
D3ora 575209171 G6ardendale 261 20086 437
D4othan 26,91 2748,98 915 1,01 G030000aylesville
D010001ouble Springs G000000eiger
D120000ouglas G6eneva 987114352
D010000ozier G0eorgiana 22200961
D750014utton G6eraldine 29110016
E6ast Brewton 2720058G440002ilbertown
E8clectic 1700211G300010len Allen-Fay
E300030dwardsville G000000len Allen-Mar
E4lba 21500432 G8lencoe 2000310
E4lberta 694006213 G020000lenwood
E000000ldridge G111001oldville
E380003lkmont G000000oodhope
E000000melle G810030oodwater
E1nterprise-Coffee 539 61028 192 14 G4ordo 1910030
E630010nterprise-Dale G000000ordon
E200000pes G040000oshen
E000000thelsville G1rant 1011053
E0ufaula 456 44046 178 15 G5raysville 736116251
E4unola 1210711G6reensboro 686001101
E0utaw 473000211 G7reenville 217 20149 727
E220003va G1rimes 1900501
E2vergreen 151 10043 374 G2rove Hill 685017143
E060001xcel G0u-win 140045
F4airfield 429 41024 130 9 G4uin 362006101
F5airhope 246 23159 986 G0ulf Shores 313 41481 656
F86airview 100411 G1untersville 433 54260 160 12
F3alkville 1710046G5urley 15110118
F110000aunsdale H200000ackleburg
F4ayette 186 11106 525 H100010aleburg
F000000ive Points H9aleyville 133 10135 446
F000000lint City H6amilton 147 21011 586
F7lomaton 474005191 H7ammondville 1800210
F30002lorala 10H1anceville 767100253
F6lorence 19,43 1019,44 335 34 H2arpersville 1420047
F4oley 465 53031 101 10 H6artford 3130066 (continued on next page) 27 COMPARATIVE CITY STATISTICS (Continued) 2001 vs 2002
Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Crashes Number of Crashes Killed Injured Killed Injured
C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200 C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200
H4artselle 307 30196 8110 L700040exington
H81ayden 11025 L230001ibertyville
H000000ayneville L1incoln 139 14487 554
H2eadland 635102201 L4inden 2710076
H790058eath L7ineville 26400341
H5eflin 58310516 L301000ipscomb
H4elena 168 11036 583 L651006isman
H5enagar 2920188 L6ittleville 161000111
H100000ighland Lake L5ivingston 696042291
H000000illsboro L100000oachapoka
H810000obson City L610040ockhart
H100000odges L96ocust Fork 10028
H0okes Bluff 767020373 L540010ouisville
H4olly Pond 2420186 L120000owndesboro
H43ollywood 10027 L0oxley 404003121
H2omewood 14,51 1212,64 362 28 L3uverne 616005172
H4oover-Jefferson 21,15 2437,09 467 42 L000000ynn
H9oover-Shelby 639 71199 135 17 M310010adison-Limes
H000000orn Hill M8adison-Madison 696 71132 251 15
H1ueytown 409 42175 170 12 M420012adrid
H83untsville-Lime 10026 M8alvern 16100119
H7untsville-Mad 61,78 77,25 231327,04 2,14 M82aplesville 10031
H400020urtsboro M020001argaret
I2der 20200214 M4arion 2301311
I2rondale 290 20132 525 M210010aytown
J1ackson 141 12252 383 M200000cIntosh
J46acksons Gap 10034 M590015cKenzie
J6acksonville 330 30073 669 M000000cMullen
J9asper 19,01 90280 266 23 M000000emphis
J7emison 25311018 M940040entone
K000000ansas M2idfield 7200912
K010000elly M6idland City 46300818
K000000ennedy M550050idway
K1illen 32400841 M6illbrook 254 20046 867
K3imberly 1310073 M000000illport
K1insey 21201721 M410020illry
K250000inston-Coffee M4obile 90,13 96,46 162926,20 2,12
K000000inston-Cov M8onroeville 103 10037 396
K000000inston-Geneva M100000ontevallo
L1afayette 647016192 M9ontgomery 86,65 91,48 382124,52 2,64
L320020akeview M6oody 147 20202 639
L0anett 168 10064 403 M010001oores Crossroad
L010001angston M000000ooresville
L6eeds-Jefferson 211 22032 637 M6orris 1210055
L430000eeds-Shelby M010002osses
L3eeds-St. Clair 705008112 M8oulton 102 10193 554
L4eesburg 303004202 M5oundville-Hale 1120086
L110000eighton M300000oundville-Tusc
L000000ester M92ount Vernon 200341
L49evel Plains 100101 M8ountain Brook 512 60050 8312 28 COMPARATIVE CITY STATISTICS (Continued) 2001 vs 2002
Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons Number of Crashes Number of Crashes Killed Injured Killed Injured
C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200 C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200
M1ountainboro 1010085P100000ollard
M000000ulga P490101owells Crossroads
M9uscle Shoals 534 50447 164 13 P1rattville-Autauga 782 50109 148 15
M020005yrtlewood P8rattville-Elmore 45200125
N010000apier Field P1riceville 677104192
N000000auvoo P2richard 892 61340 277 20
N140013ectar P640060rovidence
N000000eedham R140023agland
N570012ew Brockton R1ainbow City 341 30087 618
N4ew Hope 505101161 R7ainsville 151 13131 493
N430011ew Site R2anburne 1210048
N000000ewbern R4ed Bay 626002132
N000000ewsome R301060ed Level
N80109ewton 10R1eece City 170060
N000000ewville R2eform 594028161
N121000orth Courtland R210010epton
N100010orth Johns R240020idgeville
N7orthport 11,01 1032,03 237 31 R410030iver Falls
N000000otasulga-Lee R880001iverside
N47otasulga-Macon 10004R300010iverview
O9ak Grove 131000121 R3oanoke 172 10233 415
O000000ak Hill R6obertsdale 152 10044 372
O420021akman R000000ockford
O930022denville R07ogersville 20004
O8hatchee 21200317R000000oosevelt City
O6neonta 118 20071 405 R430022osa
O210000nycha R8ussellville 373 24437 131 13
O5pelika 15,07 1885,09 269 29 R4utledge 180052
O3pp 162 10161 504 S7aint Florian 1230064
O0range Beach 175 10255 424 S620010amson
O340011rrville S2and Rock 10100801
O010000wens Crossroads S0anford 1510025
O8xford 6613027 294 S5araland 367 44485 9211
O9zark 339 43142 191 13 S6ardis City 324202112
P030000aint Rock S1atsuma 806000461
P000000arrish S1cottsboro 414 36418 194 10
P0elham 926 1121,05 168 16 S2ection 1210271
P0ell City 158 20166 557 S3elma 767 81291 214 24
P020000ennington S2heffield 400 30066 132 9
P000000etrey S241014hiloh
P3henix City 17,37 1135,41 489 46 S000000horter
P3hil Campbell 2620047S380022ilas
P870133ickensville S000000iluria
P1iedmont 979209373 S9ilverhill 1610066
P571058inckard S76ipsey 100211
P100000ine Apple S6kyline 18110217
P2ine Hill 27100616S0locomb 110072
P240121ine Ridge S2nead 27100814
P70isgah 10006S1omerville 181044
P8leasant Grove 8811121 124 S7outhside 8210060 123 (continued on next page) 29 COMPARATIVE CITY STATISTICS (Continued) 2001 vs 2002
NsNumber of Persons NsNumber of Persons Number of Persons Number of Persons NsNumber of Crashes Number of Crashes KKdilled IIdnjured Killed Injured
CCyC1ity 22122001 22221002 22122001 22221002 22122001 222002 C1ity 2200 2100 2200 2100 2200 200 S8pringville 526006191 V8alley Head 1321058 S981043teele V110000ance S15tevenson 20107 V18ernon 10012 S1ulligent 2210025 V3estavia Hills 508 70518 9611 S9umiton 152 11164 213 V460040ina S7ummerdale 595207202 V010000incent S961053usan Moore V2inemont 1310141 S330031weet Water V000000redenburgh S6ylacauga 480 32308 122 10 W960020adley S110000ylvan Springs W562022aldo S1ylvania 2810073 W2alnut Grove 1320077 T9alladega 347 51170 101 16 W0arrior 180034 T000000alladega Springs W100040aterloo T1allassee 180 10031 354 W000000averly-Chambers T6arrant City 297 21105 807 W000000averly-Lee T000000aylor W020001eaver T700020homaston W63ebb 10031 T6homasville 170 10220 424 W1edowee 2510024 T1horsby 1210147 W010000est Blocton T1own Creek 2320028 W000000est Jefferson T210001oxey W6est Point 10200218 T100000rafford W000000eston T360063riana W1etumpka 353 31054 140 9 T0rinity 373200131
T6roy 423 50297 8113 W010001hitehall
T8russville 643 61024 158 13 W000000hites Chapel
T1uscaloosa 47,26 4957,34 17,04 1,09 W010000ilmer
T2uscumbia 226 20078 617 W490107ilsonville
T4uskegee 178 20112 587 W130010ilton
U010001nion W580036infield-Fayette
U020000nion Grove W5infield-Marion 191 11182 337
U120003nion Springs W050003oodland
U500020niontown W0oodville 241001121
V1alley 274 20021 728 Y8ork 3230087
30 2002 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts
2002 Fatalities and Crashes by County
28 Lauderdale 26 2,371 Limestone 46 16 1,917 Madison Jackson 20 9,734 993 Colbert 1,671 8 Lawrence 10 14 19 655 Franklin Morgan Dekalb 637 18 3,527 Marshall 1,668 2,688
30 4 8 3 Cullman Winston Cherokee Marion 2,406 20 357 580 606 9 Etowah Blount 3,157 1,020
5 30 Lamar 5 Walker 20 151 Fayette 2,109 26 Calhoun 10 331 St. Clair 3,439 1,544 Cleburne 93 439 Jefferson 26,613 20 Talladega 6 2,207 9 35 Pickens 26 3 Randolph Tuscaloosa 322 Shelby Clay 381 7,202 4,740 242
11 Bibb 4 8 9 228 Coosa 9 Greene 17 Chambers 253 Tallapoosa 327 Chilton 823 4 1,099 937 Hale 288 5 Perry 8 Elmore 24 7 135 10 1,591 Lee Sumter Autauga 3,907 295 1,105 4 Macon 16 705 23 5 Dallas 41 Russell Marengo 1,438 5 Montgomery 1,975 249 Lowndes 10,601 9 3 328 Bullock Choctaw 5 162 217 Wilcox 241 4 Barbour 15 11 668 Butler 8 3 Pike 670 Clarke Crenshaw 957 472 2 255 Monroe 483 2 5 6 Henry Washington 9 5 Dale 294 176 Conecuh Coffee 837 442 1,045 10 Covington 10 18 677 6 Houston Escambia Geneva 3,519 879 340
84 Mobile 14,397 46 Baldwin 3,715
31 2002 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts
Comparative Holiday Statistics 2001 vs 2002
HROLIDAY YDEA KDILLE PERIO 2001 7 6 pm, Thurs., December 29, 2000 until 11:59 pm, Sun., January 1, 2001 (78 hrs) New Year 2002 16 6 pm, Fri., December 28, 2001 until 11:59 pm, Tues., January 1, 2002 (102 hrs) 2001 9 6 pm, Fri., May 25, 2001 until 11:59 pm, Mon., May 28, 2001 (78 hrs) Memorial Day 2002 9 6 pm, Fri., May 24, 2002 until 11:59 pm, Mon., May 27, 2002 (78 hrs) 2001 0 6 pm, Tues., July 3, 2001 until 11:59 pm, Wed., July 4, 2001 (30 hrs) July 4th 2002 7 6 pm, Wed., July 3, 2002 until 11:59 pm, Sun., July 7, 2002 (102 hrs) 2001 10 6 pm, Fri., August 31, 2001 until 11:59 pm, Mon., September 3, 2001 (78 hrs) Labor Day 2002 12 6 pm, Fri., August 30, 2002 until 11:59 pm, Mon., September 2, 2002 (78 hrs) 2001 10 6 pm, Wed., November 21, 2001 until 11:59 pm, Sun., November 25, 2001 (102 hrs) Thanksgiving 2002 17 6 pm, Wed., November 27, 2002 until 11:59 pm, Sun., December 1, 2002 (102 hrs) 2001 17 6 pm, Fri., December 21, 2001 until 11:59 pm, Tues., December 25, 2001 (102 hrs) Christmas 2002 10 6 pm, Tues., December 24, 2002 until 11:59 pm, Wed., December 25, 2002 (30 hrs)
32 CARE RESEARCH & DEVELOP- in this project since 1977. The MENT LABORATORY (CRDL) at the CARE software is used to aid in University of Alabama is a rapidly developing the plan. CRDL has expanding operation with a grow- also designed electronic crash and ing staff. Dr. Allen Parrish, the citation forms for eventual use by Director of CRDL, heads the law enforcement officers in the organization and Dr. David Brown State of Alabama, and it is currently serves as the Director of Develop- implementing a paperless elec- ment. tronic citation system for commer- A number of other Computer cial truck enforcement in Alabama. Science faculty members are also Additionally, CRDL recently de- involved with CRDL projects. In veloped a system for another state addition, CRDL has eight full- that instantly integrates crash forms time professional staff members and the CARE software so that that include developers and man- you can enter or retrieve a crash agers, and it employs a host of form and immediately run CARE graduate and undergraduate stu- analysis on it. CRDL also has been dents as well as some contracts with a partner in developing a Web- private consultants. based information delivery system CRDL uses leading edge tech- for the law enforcement and crimi- nologies to offer products and nal justice communities, known as specialized software development the Law Enforcement Tactical Sys- services in a variety of areas, par- tem (LETS). ticularly traffic safety and law These projects and others are enforcement. The primary prod- made possible through a number uct of CRDL is CARE, a data of different sponsors throughout analysis software system based on the country. Some of these cur- the data mart philosophy. CARE rent sponsors include the Alabama has been applied primarily in the Department of Economic and field of traffic safety but can be Community Affairs, Southwest applied to other types of data as Alabama Integrated Criminal well. In Alabama, traffic crash data Justice System (SAICS), Alabama for the past 10 years can be down- Administrative Office of Courts, loaded directly from our website to help you with any Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal analysis that you may find necessary. For more infor- Highway Administration, National Highway Traffic mation about CARE or to download it to your com- Safety Administration, Alabama Department of Public puter, please visit our website at: http://care.cs.ua.edu/ Safety, Alabama Department of Transportation and the caresoftware.aspx. states of Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ten- CRDL produced this Alabama Crash Facts Book nessee, and Delaware. and has done so every year since 1997. CRDL is also More information about our office and about each instrumental in producing the Highway Safety Plan of the projects that we are currently working on can (HSP) for the State of Alabama and has been involved be found on our website at: http://care.cs.ua.edu.
33 DO YOU LOVE YOUR KIDS?
Could you unknowingly be putting them in danger because you think you’ve put them in the car seat correctly?
IN A RECENT ALABAMA CHILD RESTRAINT STUDY IT WAS passengers, and spread the force of the impact over the found that more than 92% of the children between 1 child’s body minimizing injury. and 14 were NOT PROPERLY restrained while being There is a seat specifically designed for every child’s transported. Close to 20% of the children were not age and weight. In all cases, read both the car manual being restrained at all. It is impossible for you to hold and the manual of information provided by the manu- on to your child even at a low 30 MPH impact. Your facturer of the child safety seat and follow the directions child will go flying, often right out of the vehicle. If carefully. Choose the best restraint for your child from you are not restrained, then there is a good chance that the following classification: you will smash your child against the dashboard. The airbag was not designed for children, and it will not save • Infant Safety Seats: for babies from birth until they your child from serious injury. There is only one safe reach the height and weight limits specified by manu- place for a child in a vehicle, and that is in the back seat facturer, which is usually about 26 inches AND 20 and in an approved and properly installed child safety seat. pounds. They must always ride facing to the rear, In order to keep children safe, it is necessary to anchored to the vehicle maintaining a 30-45 degree understand the importance of a properly installed ap- angle with internal harness straps fitting snugly to keep proved child safety seat. Children can be injured even the child in the seat. in minor crashes if they are not protected since they are more susceptible to injury due to their smaller bones, • Convertible Seats: for children from five pounds weaker neck muscles, and more fragile bodies. The at birth to four years old or 40 pounds. These seats majority of injuries and deaths among children involved can be used to face to the rear until the child is one in vehicle crashes result from children being thrown year old and weighs 20 pounds, and then after that into a windshield, being crushed by an adult, or being thrown from the vehicle. The chart to the right from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) web site dem- onstrates the effectiveness of child restraints. Child restraints clearly save lives, and this is the reason that child safety seats are required by law throughout the United States. In the event of a crash, they will hold children in the vehicle and in the seat, protect them from hitting objects in the vehicle or being thrown out, prevent them from being crushed by other
34 they can be used to face forward in an upright or 90 The weight limits given above are approximate; degree angle. always consult the manufacturer’s instructions for ex- act figures. NOTE: All children age 12 and under should • Forward-Facing Seats: using an internal harness be placed in the back seat of cars due to the danger that for children from one year old and 20 pounds to four airbags may present. years old and 40 pounds. These face forward and some It is important to select the appropriate seat for are built into the vehicle. Check the manufacturer’s your child. In selecting a child safety seat, the follow- description for weight requirements. ing guidelines should be followed:
• Booster Seats: for children who have outgrown • Select a seat that fits your vehicle: make sure the infant, convertible, or toddler seats but are not yet big seat does not extend over the seat edge and be sure enough to use the vehicle safety belts safely. Many that the harness and belts are long enough. experts recommend using belt positioning booster seats so that both lap and shoulder belts are positioned prop- • Select a seat that fits your child: a seat that is too erly on the child. large or too small may not protect your child.
• When can a child use the existing seat belt in • Select a seat that meets federal standards: look a car or truck? When they can sit with their back for a label that certifies the seat meets federal safety against the seat and their knees fall naturally over the standards and has a date of manufacture and model bend of the seat onto the floor. The National High- number. way Traffic Safety Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend at least 4 ft. 9 in. • Get your child used to it: use the seat from the and 80 pounds. first ride home from the hospital and every time your child is in the car.
• Do not let cost stand in your way: contact your local hospital or health department about rental, loan programs or a prescription that might allow the cost to be charged to some insurance policies.
• Invest in a new safety seat: used seats may have suffered damage that you cannot see. Never use a seat that has been in a crash.
For more information… …To find a fitting inspection near you: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CPS/CPSFitting/ index.cfm
...on selection and installation: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CPS/index.cfm
*Special thanks to Ms. Janie Applegate and the staff of Children’s Health System who provided a large portion of the information included in this article. The majority of the information above came from a pamphlet titled “A Crash Course in How to Properly Install Your Child’s Safety Seat,” which was funded by Progressive Auto Insurance, the Alabama Department of Transportation, ADECA/Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Division, and the Alabama SAFE KIDS Campaign.
35 What is it? LETS is a secure web-based search en- • Vehicle search: used when part or all of a license gine that has been designed to provide a portal for law tag number and/or some vehicle characteristics are enforcement and criminal justice agencies to informa- known. tion about individuals and vehicles that resides in a • Messaging system: emergency messages for APBs, number of diverse databases. This information can be BOLOs and Amber Alerts are displayed. Easy email extremely useful in making positive identification and communication between LETS users is facilitated. learning the background of apprehended individuals. • Databases—currently available: driver’s license with Numerous databases are searched simultaneously and photos, driver’s history, department of corrections with information is provided back to photos, warrants, protection or- the user in real time while still ders, vehicle registration; facilitating in-depth searches. planned and in preparation: The goal is to make this system criminal histories, pardons and available free of charge over the paroles, local prison data, death Internet to all qualifying agen- certificates, DNA registrations cies and ultimately to officers in and several local databases. the field via mobile devices. The primary sponsor of How do I register to use LETS is the Southwest Alabama LETS? Instructions are on the Integrated Criminal Justice website (http://www.alacourt.org System (SAICS), under the /lets). LETS is intended strictly direction of John David Whet- for official law enforcement and stone, the District Attorney of criminal justice use. Only Baldwin County. LETS was Agency Heads can register their developed through a partnership agencies for LETS. Once this with SAICS, the Alabama is accomplished, it is the respon- Department of Public Safety, the sibility of the Agency Head (or Alabama Attorney General’s his/her approved local admin- Office, the Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts istrator) to add to that agency’s approved list of LETS and the CARE Research & Development Laboratory users. Security requirements necessitate that all users (CRDL). sign a confidentiality agreement and be assigned a unique user-ID and password. Logs are kept of all What features does it have? LETS is an evolving prod- detailed transactions. uct, with an average of one major database being added per month. Currently it has the following functions: What agencies sponsor LETS? • Person search: used when the individual’s name, • Southwest Alabama Integrated Criminal-Justice Social Security number, drivers license number and/ System or license tag number are known. Partial entries and • Alabama Office of Law Enforcement Systems wild cards (*) are allowed. Integration and Standards • Personal characteristics search: used when there • Alabama Department of Public Safety is some knowledge of the individual’s name, region or • Alabama Administrative Office of Courts personal characteristics, like hair/eye color, height or • Alabama Office of the Attorney General weight. • Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
36 What are GIS and GPS?
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) IS THE technology “that deals with spatial information. Of- ten called ‘mapping software’, it links attributes and characteristics of an area to its geographic location. It is used in a variety of applications, including explo- ration, demographics, dispatching, tracking and map making. Using satellites and aerial photography, the U.S. Geological Survey and other organizations have developed digital maps of most of the world. Unlike paper maps, digital maps can be combined with lay- ers of information.”(http://www.techweb.com/encyclope- dia/defineterm?term=GIS)
GIS is not to be confused with GPS, the Global Positioning System, which is a satellite-based radio navi- gation system that can determine the coordinates of a location within a fair degree of accuracy—good enough for crash locations, locations of bridges, guard- rails and most other roadway characteristics. So, the connection with traffic safety is obvious. If the coor- dinates are available, all of these attributes can be placed on the same map as crashes. Responding to this developing technology, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has established a GIS Team, consisting of Danny Manley, Mike Pate, and Jim McElmurry. The map shown on the top of this page is an example of their work. The particular example given demonstrates the locations of ALDOT Points of Presence (POPs) for their communications network. Generally these are tower locations, some of which are commercial. A similar map could be generated for all cell towers. In both cases, these are critical issues for traffic safety in that the use of cell phones to report traffic crashes has greatly improved the availability of emergency medi- cal services to certain areas. In the near future the mandate will be enforced that GPS coordinates be generated from all new cell phones, enabling the posi- tive location of all cell phone emergency calls.
37 Definitions
The following special terms are used throughout this report, and are provided to clarify the meaning of the data.
1. Accident (or Traffic Accident): (see Crash) At the request of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the word crash or traffic crash is being used instead of “accident” or “traffic accident.” The NHTSA wishes to impress upon the general public that these mishaps are not purely chance events.
2. Alcohol Involvement Crash: Any motor vehicle crash in which a driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist had consumed alcohol.
3. Crash (or Traffic Crash): An unintended event involving a motor vehicle that causes death, injury, or property damage.
4. Driving Under the Influence (DUI): Current Alabama Code defines it as follows:
(Section 35-SA-191)
A person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle while:
(1) There is 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his blood:
(2) Under the influence of alcohol:
(3) Under the influence of a controlled substance to a degree which renders him incapable of safely driving: or
(4) Under the combined influence of alcohol and a controlled substance to a degree which renders him incapable of safely driving.
5. Economic Loss: A reasonable estimate of the costs associated with crashes, based upon current National Safety Council estimates of the loss to society for each fatality, injury, and/or property damage crash.
6. Fatality: A person who dies as the result of a motor vehicle traffic crash. (For record- keeping purposes, the death must occur within 30 days of the accident.)
7. Fatal Crash: A motor vehicle traffic crash which causes the death of one or more persons.
8. First Harmful Event: The first event (often in a series of events) involving a motor vehicle which causes death, injury, or property damage.
9. Hit-Other-Vehicle: A type of collision in which the first harmful event involves a collision between two or more vehicles.
10. Injury: A person sustaining injuries as the result of a motor vehicle traffic crash. This includes victims with the extent of injury of severe wound, other visible injury, or complaint of pain. Victims killed are not included in the injury category.
11. Mileage Death Rate: The number of fatalities per 100 million miles of vehicle travel.
12. Motor Vehicle: Any motorized (mechanically or electrically powered) vehicle not operated on rails.
38 13. Other Non-Collision: An event during a crash sequence which does not involve a collision with another vehicle or object. Examples include but are not limited to collapse of a bridge, passenger inhalation of gas, or fire and/or explosion within a vehicle.
14. Overturning: A crash in which the overturning of a vehicle was the first harmful event.
15. Pedalcycle: A non-motorized vehicle propelled by pedaling (bicycle, tricycle, etc.)
16. Primary Contributing Circumstance: The main cause of a crash.
17. Rural (or Rural Area): All areas that are not incorporated.
18. Type of Crash: The category which best describes the general type of collision which was the first event.
19. Urban (or Urban Area): Any incorporated area.
20. Vehicle Miles Travelled: The estimated total number of miles driven during the year by all vehicles within the state.
39 Index
AGE DRIVER Alcohol and drug involvement crashes ...... 20 Alcohol and drug involvement ...... 20 Bicyclists in crashes ...... 18 Condition ...... 16 Fatalities (of) ...... 10 Crashes by age and gender...... 11 Licensed drivers (of) ...... 11 Fatalities by age and gender ...... 11 Motorcycle crashes ...... 17 Residence ...... 13 Pedestrians in crashes ...... 19 Seat belt usage ...... 22-23 Percent crashes by age group ...... 10 Summary ...... 11 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) ...... 20-21 Definition ...... 38 ALCOHOL AND DRUG INVOLVEMENT Crashes by time of day and day of week ...... 21 ECONOMIC LOSS ...... 5 By driver’s age ...... 20 Definition ...... 38 By driver’s gender ...... 20 Definition ...... 38 ENVIRONMENT Fatalities by time of day and day of week ...... 21 Light condition ...... 14 Number of lanes ...... 14 BELT USAGE (see Safety Devices) Road character ...... 14 Road condition ...... 14 BICYCLE Traffic control ...... 14 Crashes ...... 9 Weather ...... 14 Age ...... 18 Fatalities ...... 4, 9, 18 FATAL CRASHES ...... 4, 5, 11 Injuries ...... 9, 18 Definition ...... 38 Ten year trend ...... 18 FATALITIES CARE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY ...... 33 Bicycle ...... 4, 18 By age ...... 4, 10 CHILD RESTRAINTS AND LAWS (See Safety Devices) By city ...... 26-30 By county ...... 24-25, 31 CITY CRASHES AND FATALITIES ...... 26-30 Day of week ...... 6 Definition ...... 38 COUNTY CRASHES AND FATALITIES ...... 24-25, 31 First harmful event ...... 8, 9 Month of year ...... 6 CRASHES Motorcycles ...... 4, 17 Bicyclists ...... 4, 9, 18 Number of ...... 4, 5 By city ...... 26-30 On holidays ...... 32 By county ...... 24-25, 31 Pedestrians ...... 4, 19 Day of week ...... 6, 7 Per hour ...... 4 Definition ...... 38 Rate ...... 5 Driver involvement by age and gender ...... 10, 11 Roadway type ...... 15 Environment ...... 14 Safety restraint usage ...... 22-23 First harmful event ...... 8, 9 Time of day ...... 6 Hazardous cargo ...... 8 Hit bicycle ...... 9 FIRST HARMFUL EVENT Hit fixed object ...... 9 Definition ...... 38 Hit other vehicle ...... 9 Types of crashes ...... 8 Hit train ...... 9 Location ...... 12, 13 GENDER Month ...... 6, 7 Alcohol & drug involvement by driver’s gender ...... 20 Motorcyclists ...... 4, 8, 17 Drivers in crashes by age and gender ...... 11 Number of ...... 4, 5 Drivers in fatal crashes by age and gender ...... 11 Others/Totals...... 9 Overturning ...... 9 GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) ...... 37 Per second ...... 4 Primary cause ...... 16 HAZARDOUS CARGO ...... 8 Rural vs urban ...... 4, 12-13 Safety restraint usage ...... 22-23 HOLIDAY CRASHES AND FATALITIES ...... 32 Ten year traffic trends ...... 5 Time of day ...... 4, 6, 7 INJURIES Vehicle type ...... 8 Bicycle ...... 18 By city ...... 26-30 CRASH RATE ...... 4 By county ...... 24-25 Definition ...... 38 DEATHS (see Fatalities) First harmful event ...... 8 Motorcycle ...... 17 DEFINITIONS ...... 38-39 Number of ...... 4, 5 Pedestrian ...... 19 DO YOU LOVE YOUR KIDS? ...... 34-35 Per minute ...... 4 40 INJURIES (continued) TEN YEAR TRENDS (continued) Safety restraint usage ...... 22-23 Deaths ...... 5 Ten year traffic trends ...... 5 Economic loss ...... 5 Fatalities ...... 5, 12 KILLED (see Fatalities) Injuries...... 5 Licensed drivers ...... 5 LAW ENFORCEMENT TACTICAL SYSTEM (LETS) ...... 36 Mileage death rate ...... 5 Motorcycle statistics ...... 17 LOCATION Motor vehicle registrations ...... 5 Rural/Urban ...... 12, 13 Pedestrian statistics ...... 19 Locale ...... 13 Rural/Urban fatalities ...... 12 On/Off Street ...... 13 Vehicle miles travelled ...... 5 Driver’s residence ...... 13 TIME TRENDS LICENSED DRIVERS ...... 5, 11 Crashes and fatalities ...... 6 Alcohol and drug involvement ...... 21 LIGHT CONDITION ...... 14 Day of week ...... 7 Month of year ...... 7 MILES TRAVELLED ...... 4, 5 Time of day ...... 7
MILEAGE DEATH RATE ...... 5 TRAFFIC CONTROL ...... 14 Definition ...... 38 TRAIN ...... 8, 9, 13 MOTORCYCLE Crashes ...... 17 TYPES OF CRASHES Age of drivers ...... 17 Definition ...... 39 Fatalities ...... 4, 17 Hazardous cargo ...... 8 Injuries ...... 17 Hit bicycle ...... 9 Ten year trend ...... 17 Hit fixed object ...... 9 Hit other vehicle ...... 9 PEDESTRIANS Hit train ...... 9 Crashes ...... 19 Others ...... 9 Age ...... 19 Overturning ...... 9 Fatalities ...... 4, 19 Totals...... 9 Injuries ...... 19 Ten year trend ...... 19 URBAN Crashes ...... 4 PRIMARY CAUSE (See Primary Contributing Circumstance) Definition ...... 39 Fatalities ...... 12 PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING CIRCUMSTANCE ...... 16 Locale ...... 13 Ten year trend ...... 12 PROBABILITY OF BEING INJURED OR KILLED ...... 4 Type of roadway ...... 15
QUICK FACTS ...... 4 VEHICLE Type ...... 8 ROADWAY Types of crashes ...... 8, 9 Character ...... 14 Registrations ...... 5 Condition ...... 14 Miles travelled ...... 5 Crash location ...... 15 Number of lanes ...... 14 WEATHER ...... 14 Rural ...... 15 Type ...... 15 YEAR TO YEAR COMPARISON Urban ...... 15 Crashes ...... 4, 5 Crash location ...... 12 RURAL Bicycles ...... 18 Crashes ...... 4 By city ...... 26-30 Definition ...... 39 By county ...... 24-25 Fatalities ...... 12 Death rate ...... 5 Locale ...... 13 Economic loss ...... 5 Ten year trend ...... 12 Fatalities ...... 4, 5 Type of roadway ...... 15 Holiday fatalities ...... 32 Injuries...... 4, 5 SAFETY DEVICES Licensed drivers ...... 5 Child restraint usage ...... 22-23 Miles travelled ...... 4, 5 Safety restraint usage ...... 22-23 Motorcycles ...... 17 Pedestrians ...... 19 TEN YEAR TRENDS ...... 5 Rural vs urban ...... 12 Crashes ...... 5 Types of crashes ...... 9 Bicycle statistics ...... 18 Vehicle registrations ...... 5 41 The University of Alabama Prsrt. Std. College of Engineering U.S. Postage Paid CARE Research & Development Laboratory Tuscaloosa, AL Box 870290 Permit 16 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0290