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The Speeding Traffic Safety Fact Sheet summarizes speeding-related crashes in 2018. Among the key findings: There were 36,560 traffic fatalities in 2018; among them, 9,378 (26%) were in crashes involving at least one speeding driver. Speeding-related fatalities in 2018 decreased by 6 percent from 2017, from 9,947 to 9,378. In 2018, some 30 percent of […]
Rural areas account for 71 percent of the Nation’s public road miles and see nearly half of crash fatalities. With vast road miles to consider, this report quantifies the extent of fatalities in the first 15 miles outside of urban areas (UA). Fifty-nine percent of rural crash fatalities occur within 5 miles of UAs; this […]
Safety is paramount in the work we do at the Alabama Department of Transportation. It begins with our pre-construction process, where we plan and design the safest roads and bridges possible. Whether it’s planning for new construction, replacing functionally obsolete or structurally deficient bridges, or widening shoulders scored with rumble strips on rural resurfacing projects, […]
New Findings Suggest How to Increase Acceptance WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a report examining why motorcycle riders choose to wear – or not wear – high-visibility gear and what can be done to encourage greater use […]
In its Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, Congress directed NHTSA to establish a cooperative program — the National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP) — to conduct research and evaluations of State highway safety countermeasures. NCREP was continued in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. This program is administered […]
Service Groups AAA Traffic Safety Foundation (AAATSF) American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Alabama Trucking Association (ATA) Geo Huntsville Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IILHS/HLDI) National Safety Council Operation Lifesaver Students Agains Destructive Decisions (SADD) Safe Routes to School SALTEENS Yellow Dot Government Agencies (State & Federal) […]
Imagine yourself in 2050, the first year in which not a single person in America died in a traffic crash. How can that be? The United States’ population has exceeded 400 million. The demand for mobility has increased with the population and improved access to transportation, especially for groups that previously had limited mobility options. […]
This document reports the results of a study to determine on average over a large number of cases, which driver is more apt to be at fault in two-vehicle crashes that involve two types of drivers (e.g., large truck and car; car and pedestrian, car and bicycle, car and motorcycle, etc.). This information is essential […]
Enacted Bills: Driving Under the Influence, Ignition Interlock Devices (SB1): An act, relating to persons charged with driving under the influence; to amend Section 32-5A-191 and Section 32-5A-191.4, Code of Alabama 1975, to further require and provide for the use of ignition interlock devices; to provide for the distribution of court fees certain conditions; to […]
Access government agencies in all 50 states from the list below and learn about their involvement in the design, regulation, legislative, awareness and enforcement processes for traffic safety. State Agency Alaska Alaska Fire Standards Council (AFSC) Alaska Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC) Alaska Alaska State Crime Lab Alaska Amber Alert Alaska Commissioner’s Office Alaska Council […]
