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Category: Safety Topics
Alabama’s Child Passenger Safety Resource
Cpsalabama.org is an excellent resource for child passenger safety information for the state of Alabama. The site’s interactive tools allow users to obtain local contact information for CPS coordinators.
Most Americans are Wrong in Thinking Marijuana Has No Effects on Crashes
Americans could be downplaying the risks of smoking pot and driving. While most U.S. adults, or 91 percent, view driving under the influence of marijuana as dangerous and 87 percent said the practice makes one a hazard to others on the road, only 40 percent viewed weed as contributing to more crashes. That’s according to […]
Comprehensive Plan Could Help DOT Address Challenges
Automated cars and light-duty trucks (from vehicles already on the road equipped with driver assistance technologies to fully driverless cars still in development) pose safety and infrastructure challenges for policymakers. Automated vehicles potentially promise transformative benefits in safety, mobility, and other areas. However, the successful development of these vehicles and technologies may pose a range […]
Impaired Driving Study
This document presents the results of a comparison of impaired driving crashes to non-impaired driving crashes over a recent three year period.
New Video Explains the Importance of EMS Data Collection and Use
The Office of EMS recently released a two-minute video that shows how EMS data is used to improve EMS systems and patient care at the local, state and national levels. You may have already seen it on EMS.gov or our YouTube page, or mentioned in our latest EMS Update newsletter. It’s important that every member of our profession understands the vital […]
Graduated Driver Licensing: Not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach
Graduated driver licensing (GDL) has reduced crash rates among 16- and 17-years-olds. In view of the well-documented effectiveness of GDL, some advocates have begun pushing to extend GDL requirements to those who begin driving at 18 and older. An optimal GDL system involves three license stages: a mandatory 12-month learner period requiring supervision by a […]
Large Truck and and CMVs Study
The purpose of this document is to produce information that will be useful to Alabama decision-makers in reducing the number of fatalities and other suffering and loss due to crashes involving large trucks and buses in the state.
Motorists Urged To Use Caution On Roads During Deer Season
November is said to be peak season for deer collisions early in the morning and late afternoon. Between July of 2016 and June of 2017, State Farm reported close to 30,000 auto claims from drivers hitting a deer in Alabama alone. The damage can be major and sometimes deadly, but thankfully that was not the […]
Safety Belt Usage Among Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers Rises to New National Levels
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that safety belt usage by commercial truck and bus drivers rose to a new record level of 86 percent in 2016, compared to just 65 percent usage in 2007, according to the results of a national survey. “Buckling up your safety belt, […]