The Center for Advanced Public Safety conducts special studies regarding traffic safety, utilizing data from its analytics programs, and publishes them for the public.

Most studies featured here have been written by Dr. Dave Brown, a CAPS Research Affiliate and traffic safety data analytics expert.

COVID-19/Coronavirus

• COVID Crash Fatality Special Report
• COVID Impact General Time Analysis
• Week 15: Study // Graph 1 // Graph 2
• Week 16: Study // Graph 1 // Graph 2
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• Week 31: Study // Graph 1 // Graph 2

Driver Issues

• Aggressive Driving
• Child Restraints and Passengers of Age 0 – 15
• Distracted Driving
• Drowsy Driving
• Failure to Yield and Ran
• Impaired Driving 
• Restraint Use Issues
• Safety Effects of Adding Troopers
• Senior Driver Issues
• Speeding
• Young Driver Issues
• Youth Risk Taking Mitigation

Vehicle-Related

• Driver & Vehicle At-Fault Analysis
• Large Truck and CMVs
• Motorcycle Crashes
• Railroad Involved Crashes
• Vehicle Defects: Brakes and Tires
• Vehicle Defects/Recalls
• Young Drivers of ATVs, Bicycles, and Motorcycles

Weather

• Interstate Wet Pavement Hot-Spots
• Roadway Weather Safety Data Integration, by Laura Myers, PhD
• Water Buildup Hot-Spot Analysis
• Wet Weather and Fatalities Relationship

Other

• Alabama Fatal Crashes in 2016 Compared to 2014
• CARE Software Guide
• Holidays
• Pedestrians
• Roadway Lighting
• Table One: Highest Level View of Traffic Safety Issues
• Traffic Safety Resource Allocation
• Work Zones