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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), presents State Transportation Statistics 2010, a statistical profile of transportation in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is the eighth annual edition of the State Transportation Statistics, and a companion document to the National Transportation Statistics […]
Seat belt laws are divided into two categories: primary and secondary. Primary seat belt laws allow law enforcement officers to ticket a driver or passenger for not wearing a seat belt, without any other traffic offense taking place. Secondary seat belt laws state that law enforcement officers may issue a ticket for not wearing a […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), responding to a request by the Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety Division (the “highway safety office” or HSO) of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), assembled a team to conduct a traffic records assessment. Concurrently the HSO carried out the necessary logistical and administrative steps […]
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people age 5 – 34. Adult seat belt use is the single most effective way to save lives and reduce injuries in crashes. The percentage of adults who always wear seat belts increased from 80% to 85% between 2002 and 2008. Even so, 1 in […]
The Alabama Crash Facts Book (CFB) is an annual publication produced in part by CAPS that provides a wide breadth of traffic safety statistics for a variety of constituencies. While most of the users of the CFB are traffic safety personnel, this publication is also intended to serve as a public information conduit.
Cell phones, music, partying passengers. With so much competing for teens’ attention, it can be hard for them to stay focused behind the wheel. In surveys by the Allstate Foundation, 87 percent of teens say texting while driving is a huge risk. Another 65 percent describe themselves as good drivers who pay attention. Yet two-thirds […]
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Alabama is in the process of a project to study the best approaches for implementing IHSDM/HSM/SA in Alabama. The objective of the project is to develop a plan of action and schedule that includes a scope of work to optimize the implementation of the AASHTO HSM methodologies and the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) supporting software […]