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 Follow-up: First 25 Weeks of 2021 Crash Comparisons
• COVID Follow-up: First 17 Weeks of 2021 Crash Comparisons
• COVID Follow-up: 2021 to 2020 Crash Comparisons
• COVID Impact General Time Analysis
• Week 31
• Week 35
• Week 39
• Week 43

Driver Age Studies

• Senior Fatal Crashes
• Senior Driver Update 2022
• Senior Driver General Issues
• Senior Driver Lighting Issues
• Youth Fatal Crashes
• Young Driver Update 2022
• Young Driver Issues
• Young Drivers of ATVs, Bicycles, and Motorcycles
• Youth Risk Taking Mitigation

Driver Issues

• Aggressive Operation 2022 Update
• Aggressive Driving
• Distracted Driving Updates for the 2023 HSP
• Distracted Driving PowerPoint Summary
• Distracted Driving Update for Electronic Devices
• Drowsy Driving 2021 Data Update
• Drowsy Driving
• Failure to Yield and Ran
• Impaired Driving 2021 Update
• Impaired Driving 2019 Update 
• License Deficiencies of Certain Unlawful Drivers
• Passing Issues — Improper Passing and Crashes in No-Passing Zones
• Safety Effects of Adding Troopers
• Speeding Analysis PPT Crashes 2012-2016
• Speeding Caused Severe Crashes 2019-2021
• Wrong Way Driving (WWD)

Roadway Related

• Debris and Contributing Materials in Roadway
• Highway Classification Fatals
• Intersection Fatal Crashes
• Roadside Crashes
• Roadway Lighting
• Tree Collisions
• Work Zones

Seatbelt Restraints

• Child Restraints and Passengers of Age 0 – 15
• Restraint Problem Identification 2014-2017 Data
• Restraint Problem Identification 2016-2020 Data

Times

• Holidays
• Months: October Fatals
• Time of Day Fatal Crashes
• Weekend Fatal Crashes

Vehicle-Related

• ADAS Evaluation: Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
• ADAS Evaluation: Five Additional Features
• ADAS Evaluation: Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
• ADAS Evaluation: Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
• Bicycle Crash Impacts: 2017-2021
• Driver & Vehicle At-Fault Analysis
• Large Trucks and CMV Update
• Large Truck and CMVs
• Motorcycle Caused (MC) Crashes 2016-2020 Data
• Motorcycle Involved Crashes 2010-2014 Data
• Railroad Involved Crashes
• Vehicle Defects Update 2022
• Vehicle Defects: Brakes and Tires
• Vehicle Defects/Recalls
• Young Drivers of ATVs, Bicycles, and Motorcycles

Weather

• Fatal Crashes
• Interstate Wet Pavement Hot-Spots
• Roadway Weather Safety Data Integration, by Laura Myers, PhD
• Wet Weather and Fatalities Relationship

Other

• Alabama Fatal Crashes in 2016 Compared to 2014
• CARE Software Guide
• Deer-2023 Update
• Pedestrian Involved Crashes-2018-2022 Data
• Pedestrians
• Pedestrian Recent Updates for the 2023 HSP
• Rural-Urban Study
• Single Vehicle Fatal Crashes (SVFCs)
• Table One: Details for 2024 HSP
• Table One: Based on CY2022 Results
• Traffic Safety Resource Allocation
• Traffic Safety Resource Allocation UPDATE