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Alabamaa Trafficc Crashh Facts

Read about Alabama’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) on page 38.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This report was assembled from data provided by the Alabama Department of Public Safety. Each crash record,whether completed by a local police officer or a member of the Alabama Highway Patrol, was sent toMontgomery and entered into a centralized database maintained by the Department of Public Safety. This proj-ect was supported by Subgrant No. 04-SP-AL-003 awarded by the Alabama Department of Economic andCommunity Affairs (ADECA/LETS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The data sum-maries were provided by the Alabama Department of Transportation, who also provided partial funding for thiseffort along with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs—Traffic Safety Section.

The report itself was created by personnel at the University of Alabama CARE Research & DevelopmentLaboratory and Alabama Department of Transportation safety personnel. Statistical information was augmentedby the Critical Analysis Reporting Environment (CARE), a national award-winning computer system developedin Alabama that is now being employed to process several state and federal traffic crash/incident databases.Additional summaries of information as well are available on the following websites:

http://care.cs.ua.eduhttp://safehomealabama.gov

These sites support the on-line generation of summary information from the Alabama crash database. For moreinformation on this capability or additional crash information contact:

David B. BrownCARE Research & Development LaboratoryThe University of AlabamaBox 870290Tuscaloosa, AL [email protected]

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2006 ALABAMA TRAFFIC CRASH FACTS

Prepared through the cooperation of the following agencies:

Alabama Department of Transportation

Alabama Department of Public Safety

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs

Alabama Department of Education

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Table of Contents

Quick Facts ........................................................................................ 4

Ten Year Traffic Trends ...................................................................... 5

Time Trends ...................................................................................... 6

Types of Crashes ................................................................................ 8

Involvement by Age and Gender ....................................................... 10

Crash Location .................................................................................. 12

Crash Environment ........................................................................... 14

Type of Roadway ............................................................................... 15

The Driver ......................................................................................... 16

Motorcycle Crash Statistics ................................................................ 17

Bicycle Crash Statistics ...................................................................... 18

Pedestrian Crash Statistics ................................................................. 19

Alcohol and Drug Involvement ......................................................... 20

Safety Restraint and Child Restraint Usage ........................................ 22

Truck Crash Statistics ........................................................................ 24

Comparative Holiday Statistics .......................................................... 25

Comparative County Statistics .......................................................... 26

Comparative City Statistics ................................................................ 30

Strategic Highway Safety Plan ............................................................ 38


Quick Facts

The 2006 Toll 2006 vs 2005

Persons Killed 1,208 up 5.2% Persons Injured 43,028 down 2.6% Reported Crashes 139,781 down 2.9% Miles Traveled 60,394,000,000 up 1.2%

� There were 1,208 people killed in 1,074 fatal crashes.

� One traffic crash was reported every 225 seconds.

� One person was injured in a traffic crash every 12 minutes and 12 seconds.

� One person was killed in a traffic crash every 7 hours and 15 minutes.

� Most Alabama crashes (71.5%) occurred in urban areas, but most fatalities (68.9%) occurred in rural areas.

� For each person killed, there were 35.6 injured.

� Of all drivers involved in fatal crashes, 10.2% were age 19 or under, and 24.8% were under 25 years of age.

� Of all fatal crashes, 41.6% occurred at night.

� The 2006 pedestrian death toll was 81.

� There were 105 fatalities among motorcycle or moped riders.

� Bicyclists accounted for 9 fatalities.

� For adults who are injured in crashes while in the front seat of a vehicle, the probability of being killed is 9.37 times higher for those not wearing safety belts.

Based on 2006 data, if you are a typical driver in Alabama, there is a 52.60% probability that you will be involved in an injury or fatal crash while driving an automobile in your lifetime.



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Ten Year Traffic Trends 1997-2006 UP 0.36% IN 10 YEARS UP 1.51% IN 10 YEARS

S DOWN 12.78% IN 10 YEARS

UP 8.04% IN 10 YEARS

DOWN 4.86% IN 10 YEARS

DOWN 10.31% IN 10 YEARS





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Types of Crashes

FATALITIES INJURIES CRASHES% OF

CRASHESHit Other Vehicle 507 28,331 101,364 72.5%Hit Fixed Object or Other Object 329 6,761 16,624 11.9%Overturning 113 1,894 2,626 1.9%Other Non-Collision 12 210 1,399 1.0%Hit Animal 4 323 2,640 1.9%Hit Pedestrian 65 488 554 0.4%Hit Pedalcyclist 7 145 191 0.1%Hit Railway Train 10 31 80 0.1%Hit Parked Vehicle 9 313 4,277 3.1%All Other 152 4,532 10,026 7.2%Total 1,208 43,028 139,781 100%

CRASHES % Explosive 18 7.2% Gas/Flammable 206 82.7% Poison 24 9.6% Radioactive 1 0.4% Total 249 100.0%

VEHICLES INVOLVED IN

CRASHES % OF

VEHICLES Auto 139,861 54.8%Pick-up 87,210 34.2%Van 13,267 5.2%Truck 9,656 3.8%Motorcycle/Moped 2,037 0.8%Other 3,058 1.2%Total 255,089 100.0%

FIRST HARMFUL EVENT

HAZARDOUS CARGO VEHICLE TYPE

The typical Alabama traffic crash occurs between two autos when one of the drivers fails to yield the right of way.

Motorcycle/ Moped


HIT OTHER VEHICLE HIT BICYCLE

2005 2006 2005 2006Crashes 105,702 101,364 Crashes 208 191Injuries 29,699 28,331 Injuries 163 145Fatalities 492 507 Fatalities 9 7

OVERTURNING HIT TRAIN

2005 2006 2005 2006Crashes 2,630 2,626 Crashes 80 80Injuries 2,011 2,007 Injuries 35 31Fatalities 97 113 Fatalities 11 10

HIT FIXED OBJECT ALL OTHERS

2005 2006 2005 2006Crashes 16,679 16,624 Crashes 20,800 20,968Injuries 6,665 6,761 Injuries 7,148 7,272Fatalities 306 329 Fatalities 256 290

TOTALS

2005 2006 Crashes 143,994 139,781 Injuries 44,158 43,028 Fatalities 1,148 1,208

BY FIRST HARMFUL EVENT

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Involvement by Age and Gender

AgeNumber ofPersons

Killed 1 22 43 44 0(1-4) 105 66 07 48 49 7(5-9) 2110 311 312 113 614 9(10-14) 2215 1516 1917 3618 4019 38(15-19) 14820 3821 3922 3423 3124 23(20-24) 16525 2826 2727 2028 1629 15(25-29) 106(30-34) 115(35-39) 98(40-44) 104(45-49) 95(50-54) 87(55-59) 62(60-64) 43(65-69) 31(70-74) 25(75-over) 72Unknown 4

AGES OF FATALITIES

2 0 0 6 A L A B A M A T R A F F I C C R A S H F A C T S 1 1


Crash Location

Fatalities Year State Total Rural Urban1997 1,190 772 4181998 1,071 717 3541999 1,148 807 3412000 986 690 2962001 998 684 3142002 1,038 740 2982003 1,001 704 2972004 1,154 779 3752005 1,148 787 3472006 1,208 833 375

10 YEAR EXPERIENCE

The number of URBAN fatalities increased 8.07% in 2006.

The number of RURAL fatalities increased 5.85% in 2006.


Crashes % Open Country 9,644 9.6

Residential 25,163 25.2

Business 57,877 57.9

Industrial 2,199 2.2

School/Playground 2,173 2.2

Other 2,940 2.9



Business 3,681 9.3

Industrial 220 0.6

School/Playground 242 0.6

Other 284 0.7

Crashes % On Roadway 82,028 58.7

Off Roadway 24,074 17.2

Median 1,021 0.7

Driveway 66 0.0

Private Road 404 0.3

Intersection 32,188 23.0

Other 0 0.0

Residence Within 25 MilesYes 76.3%

No 23.7%

URBAN LOCALERURAL LOCALE

CRASH LOCATION

DRIVER’S RESIDENCE

Most crashes happen in urban business and residential areas or in open rural areas, on the roadway, and within 25 miles of home.

CrashesProperty Damage 1,846

Injury 518

Fatal 29

Total 2,393

WORKZONE CRASHES

Residence Within 25 MilesYes 76.3%

No 23.7%

DRIVER’S RESIDENCE



Business 3,681 9.3

Industrial 220 0.6

School/Playground 242 0.6

Other 284 0.7

RURAL LOCALE


Crash Environment

Crashes % Railroad Device 254 0.2 Yield Sign 3,722 2.7 Stop sign 12,444 8.9 Traffic Control 29,700 21.2Other 71,029 50.8None 22,632 16.2

Crashes % Day 100,274 71.7Dawn 1,504 1.1Dusk 3,427 2.5Dark 16,447 11.8Streetlights 17,734 12.7Not Stated 395 0.3

Crashes % Level 93,133 66.6Downgrade 14,988 10.7Upgrade 11,214 8.0Hillcrest 1,279 0.9Level Curve 8,328 6.0Curve on Hill 9,257 6.6Not Stated 1,582 1.1

Crashes % One 3,232 2.3Two 67,905 48.6Three 5,810 4.2Four 44,090 31.5Five 4,531 3.2Six or More 12,420 8.9Not Stated 1,793 1.3

Crashes % Clear 92,851 66.4Cloudy 28,152 20.1Rain 17,034 12.2Snow/Sleet 182 0.1Fog 970 0.7Other 592 0.4

Crashes % Dry 114,686 82.0Wet 23,183 16.6Icy/Slushy 434 0.3Muddy 25 0.0Other 1,453 1.0

TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT CONDITION

ROAD CHARACTER NUMBER OF LANES

WEATHER ROAD CONDITION


Type of Roadway

Crashes Fatalities Road Type Number % Number %

Interstate 13,100 9.4 178 14.7U.S. Route 25,438 18.2 234 19.4State Route 29,423 21.0 275 22.8County 24,079 17.2 401 33.2City 47,702 34.1 120 9.9Other 39 0.0 0 0.0Total 139,781 100.0 1,208 100.0


Interstate 5,968 15.0 117 14.0U.S. Route 6,563 16.5 146 17.5State Route 7,748 19.5 190 22.8County 19,401 48.8 379 45.5City 105 0.3 1 0.1Other 0 0.0 0 0.0Total 39,785 100.0 833 100.0


Interstate 7,132 7.1 61 16.3U.S. Route 18,875 18.9 88 23.5State Route 21,675 21.7 85 22.7County 4,678 4.7 22 5.9City 47,597 47.6 119 31.7Other 39 0.0 0 0.0Total 99,996 100.0 375 100.0

URBAN AREAS RURAL AREAS

TOTAL FOR STATE


Interstate 7,132 7.1 61 16.3U.S. Route 18,875 18.9 88 23.5State Route 21,675 21.7 85 22.7County 4,678 4.7 22 5.9City 47,597 47.6 119 31.7Other 39 0.0 0 0.0Total 99,996 100.0 375 100.0

URBAN AREAS


The Driver

Crashes % Failed to Yield Right of Way 21,269 15.2Driver Not in Control 19,096 13.7Misjudged Stopping Distance 14,630 10.5Driver Under the Influence 4,837 3.5 Improper Backing 2,538 1.8 Failure to Heed Sign 6,671 4.8 Tailgating 14,942 10.7Over Speed Limit 3,682 2.6 Avoiding Object or Person 6,156 4.4 All Other 45,960 32.9

Drivers % No Defect 230,279 90.3Asleep 1,332 0.5Fatigued 310 0.1Sick 478 0.2Other 0 0.0Unknown 22,690 8.9

PRIMARY CAUSE OF CRASHES

DRIVER CONDITION

(Alcohol related crashes are found in a separate table.)

Drivers % No Defect 230,279 90.3Asleep 1,332 0.5Fatigued 310 0.1Sick 478 0.2Other 0 0.0Unknown 22,690 8.9

DRIVER CONDITION

(Alcohol related crashes are found in a separate table.)


Motorcycle Crash Statistics

Year Fatalities Injuries Number of

Motorcycles Involved in

Crashes1997 29 590 7641998 34 592 7921999 33 633 8792000 43 698 9492001 43 778 1,0642002 45 808 1,0892003 52 977 1,2922004 75 1,082 1,5232005 61 1,347 1,8482006 105 1,428 1,993

Age Fatalities Injuries Number of


Crashes<14 0 33 1914 1 7 815 0 20 1616 0 12 1117 1 13 1118 1 19 1619 4 32 30

(15-19) 6 96 8420 1 50 4721 2 45 4422 2 46 4723 6 41 4624 3 42 38

(20-24) 14 224 22225 2 31 3026 3 34 3627 6 34 3528 1 36 3629 1 26 22

(25-29) 13 161 159(30-34) 20 149 159(35-39) 9 175 167(40-44) 11 141 135(45-49) 10 169 162(50-54) 11 108 110(55-59) 7 82 82(60-64) 1 46 46(65-69) 2 25 26(70-74) 0 6 6

(75-over) 0 6 5Unknown 0 0 603

Total 105 1,428 1,993

TEN YEAR TREND

NUMBER OF MOTORCYCLISTSINVOLVED IN CRASHES BY AGE

(includes motor scooters and mopeds)

The number of motorcycle crashes increased from 2005 to 2006. In 2006, 77% of these collisions resulted in injury or death.

Year Fatalities Injuries Number of


Crashes1997 29 590 7641998 34 592 7921999 33 633 8792000 43 698 9492001 43 778 1,0642002 45 808 1,0892003 52 977 1,2922004 75 1,082 1,5232005 61 1,347 1,8482006 105 1,428 1,993

TEN YEAR TREND

The number of motorcycle crashesincreased from 2005 to 2006. In2006, 77% of these collisionsresulted in injury or death.


Alcohol and Drug Involvement

Age All Drivers Male Female <14 3 1 214 2 1 115 9 8 116 46 36 10 17 83 61 22 18 146 115 31 19 204 162 42

(15-19) 488 382 106 20 237 191 46 21 286 238 48 22 241 203 38 23 258 225 33 24 243 210 33

(20-24) 1265 1,067 198 25 240 195 45 26 211 177 34 27 206 169 37 28 173 140 33 29 172 136 36

(25-29) 1002 817 185 (30-34) 755 597 158 (35-39) 670 492 178 (40-44) 705 496 209 (45-49) 592 426 166 (50-54) 427 345 82 (55-59) 243 206 37 (60-64) 128 115 13 (65-69) 63 48 15 (70-74) 46 42 4

(75-over) 225 218 7Unknown 1 0 1

Total 6,615 5,253 1,362

NUMBER OF DRIVERS INFLUENCED BY ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN CRASHES


Total Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Crsh. Fatal. Crsh. Fatal. Crsh. Fatal. Crsh. Fatal. Crsh. Fatal. Crsh. Fatal. Crsh. Fatal. Crsh. Fatal.

Midnight 367 23 119 2 27 4 22 2 35 2 36 2 46 7 82 41:00 AM 421 34 132 15 29 0 36 2 29 2 29 0 54 2 112 132:00 AM 384 31 128 11 18 0 23 0 16 2 30 7 52 2 117 93:00 AM 288 22 101 13 19 0 7 0 12 0 30 0 29 0 90 94:00 AM 223 11 70 7 10 0 14 0 10 0 15 0 21 0 83 45:00 AM 147 4 36 0 5 0 10 0 8 0 10 0 12 4 66 06:00 AM 131 13 35 2 10 2 8 0 10 0 10 0 22 2 36 77:00 AM 105 6 16 2 11 0 12 0 11 2 13 0 10 0 32 28:00 AM 87 8 25 0 6 0 11 2 6 0 8 0 9 0 22 69:00 AM 95 6 16 0 9 0 14 2 7 0 5 0 10 2 34 210:00 AM 89 2 17 2 5 0 13 0 11 0 11 0 11 0 21 011:00 AM 121 4 10 0 19 0 12 2 21 0 15 2 17 0 27 0Noon 130 17 23 4 14 7 15 0 10 2 17 0 22 0 29 41:00 PM 157 16 35 2 20 4 11 0 21 0 16 2 25 6 29 22:00 PM 218 23 30 4 30 0 26 0 20 2 22 2 34 4 56 113:00 PM 270 18 46 6 24 2 38 2 36 0 27 2 43 2 56 44:00 PM 327 14 54 2 35 0 32 0 26 6 45 2 55 2 80 25:00 PM 398 23 68 4 44 4 49 0 38 4 46 0 71 7 82 46:00 PM 381 24 60 4 44 2 47 6 31 4 40 2 77 4 82 27:00 PM 403 32 46 4 46 0 50 2 57 7 37 4 64 2 103 138:00 PM 450 30 70 0 46 4 50 7 49 11 42 0 94 4 99 49:00 PM 457 42 52 7 51 2 51 4 48 2 57 7 89 7 109 1310:00 PM 446 20 42 0 45 0 47 2 52 2 59 2 111 7 90 711:00 PM 462 33 53 7 23 2 57 2 41 2 55 9 111 7 122 4Total 6,557 456 1,284 98 590 33 655 35 605 50 675 43 1,089 71 1,659 126

TIME TRENDS FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED CRASHES

Saturday has the most alcohol related crashes, followed by Sunday and Friday. More fatalities occur on Saturday, followed by Sunday and Friday. The most likely hours for an alcohol related collision are between 3pm and 4am.

**The Alcohol Related Fatality information given in this table is an estimate based on 2006 FARS data.**


Safety Restraint and Child Restraint Usage*+

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Restraint Used Severity Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

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Killed Injured

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3.9537.8458.21

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Killed Injured

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146 16,572

189,010 205,728

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266,669 289,631

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Killed Injured

No Harm Subtotal

179 1,298

815 2,292

7.8156.6335.56

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Killed Injured

No Harm Subtotal

132 7,524

12,203 19,859

0.6637.8961.45

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0.6836.8962.43

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163 9,222

15,109 24,494

0.6737.6561.68

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Child Restraint Used

Killed Injured No Harm Subtotal

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CHILD RESTRAINT USAGE *Seatbelt use for non-fatally injured passengers may be over-estimated because reporting officers have no way to make a direct observation. Additionally, fifty-nine (59) fatalities had unknown restraint use.


SAFETY RESTRAINT USAGE

CHILD RESTRAINT USAGE

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+All data on these two pages were obtained from CARE.


Truck Crash Statistics

FATALITIES INJURIES

NUMBER OF TRUCKS

INVOLVED IN CRASHES

1997 182 3,142 10,393 1998 167 3,094 10,740 1999 168 2,959 10,214 2000 160 2,758 9,757 2001 154 2,588 9,168 2002 136 2,591 9,708 2003 161 2,565 9,995 2004 169 2,990 10,993 2005 134 2,824 10,547 2006 142 2,588 9,810

Crashes %Failed to Yield Right of Way 957 10.4%Driver Not in Control 837 9.1%Misjudged Stopping Distance 643 7.0%Driving Under the Influence 122 1.3%Improper Backing 283 3.1%Improper Passing 214 2.3%Improper Lane Change or Use 995 10.8%Improper Turn/U-Turn 338 3.7%Improper Driving for Environment 166 1.8%Failure to Heed Sign 280 3.0%Tailgating 646 7.0%Over the Speed Limit 132 1.4%Avoiding Object or Person 391 4.2%Unseen Object, Person, or Vehicle 1,142 12.4%All Other 2,094 22.7%TOTAL 9,240 100.0%

TEN YEAR TREND FOR ALL CRASHES WHERE A TRUCK WAS INVOLVED

PRIMARY CAUSE OF ALL CRASHES WHERE A TRUCK WAS INVOLVED*

*There is no inference as to whether the truck or another type of vehicle was the cause of the crash.

Crashes FatalitiesRoad Type Number % Number %Interstate 2,113 22.87% 26 18.31% U.S. Route 1,999 21.63% 44 30.99% State Route 2,007 21.72% 49 34.51% County 941 10.18% 18 12.68% City 2,171 23.50% 5 3.52%Other 9 0.10% 0 0.00%TOTAL 9,240 100.00% 142 100.00%

TOTAL FOR STATE FOR ALL CRASHES WHERE A TRUCK WAS INVOLVED


Comparative Holiday Statistics

HOLIDAY YEAR KILLED PERIOD

New Year

2005 22 6 pm, Thu., December 30, 2004 until 11:59 pm, Sun., January 2, 2005 (78 hrs)

2006 10 6 pm, Fri., December 30, 2005 until 11:59 pm, Mon., January 2, 2006 (78 hrs)

Memorial Day

2005 13 6 pm, Fri., May 27, 2005 until 11:59 pm, Mon., May 30, 2005 (78 hrs)

2006 13 6 pm, Fri., May 26, 2006 until 11:59 pm, Mon., May 29, 2006 (78 hrs)

July 4th

2005 16 6 pm, Fri., July 1, 2005 until 11:59 pm, Mon., July 4, 2005 (78 hrs)

2006 22 6 pm, Fri., June 30, 2006 until 11:59 pm, Tue., July 4, 2006 (102 hrs)

Labor Day

2005 9 6 pm, Fri., September 2, 2005 until 11:59 pm, Mon., September 5, 2005 (78 hrs)

2006 11 6 pm, Fri., September 1, 2006 until 11:59 pm, Mon., September 4, 2006 (78 hrs)

Thanksgiving 2005 19 6 pm, Wed., November 23, 2005 until

11:59 pm, Sun., November 27, 2005 (102 hrs)

2006 19 6 pm, Wed., November 22, 2006 until 11:59 pm, Sun., November 26, 2006 (102 hrs)

Christmas

2005 13 6 pm, Fri., December 23, 2005 until 11:59 pm, Mon., December 26, 2005 (78 hrs)

2006 10 6 pm, Fri., December 22, 2006 until 11:59 pm, Mon., December 25, 2006 (78 hrs)

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Alabama’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Preparation and Implementation of the SHSP

There are about 145,000 traffic crashes in a typicalyear in Alabama, resulting in about 1,100 fatalitiesand 45,000 injuries. This is a staggering toll andreflects the national picture—40,000 motorists dieannually and more than three million are injured onthe nation’s roadways.

The United States Department of Transportation andthe American Association of State Highway andTransportation Officials (AASHTO) are determined toimprove safety on our nation’s highways. USDOTmade safety its top priority and adopted aggressivegoals for reducing fatalities and injuries from trafficcrashes. In 2003, AASHTO developed a StrategicHighway Safety Plan that contains 22 emphasis areasand 92 separate safety strategies that are intended tosave 7,000–8,000 lives per year. AASHTO asked statedepartments of transportation to create their ownsafety plans, and to begin implementing countermea-sures in one or more of the 22 emphasis areas in theAASHTO plan.

Following AASHTO’s lead, the Alabama Departmentof Transportation (ALDOT) engaged the UniversityTransportation Center for Alabama (UTCA) to preparea Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (CHSP) toreduce fatalities on Alabama Highways. UTCA led agroup of 100 volunteers—from both the public andprivate sectors—in shaping this plan, which was com-pleted in late 2004. The volunteers examined fatalcrash data and selected five emphasis areas that theyfelt would provide the greatest traffic safety benefits(listed in alphabetical order): Emergency MedicalService, Legislation, Older and At-Risk Drivers, RiskyDriving, and Run-Off-Road crashes.

In 2005 Congress enacted SAFETEA—the SafeAccountable Transportation Equity Act—a Legacy forUsers (SAFETEA-LU). It required that each state

develop a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), andit stipulated multiple requirements and considerationsfor SHSPs. ALDOT engaged UTCA again, this time to:(1) refine the CHSP into the SHSP while meeting allrequirements in the legislation and (2) develop imple-mentation plans for the five emphasis areas in theSHSP. UTCA completed the SHSP (UTCA Report06408) using groups of volunteers, the non-publicand private sector, to shape the five emphasis areaplans. The names of these volunteers are listed inAppendix A of this report. The completed AlabamaSHSP was signed by the Governor and seven Stateand Federal agency Directors/Administrators onSeptember 30, 2006. It was consequently approvedby the Federal Highway Administration on December4, 2006.

The SHSP Implementation Plan (the document) wasproduced by UTCA and the same public/private sec-tor volunteers that produced the SHSP. For each ofthe five key safety emphasis areas, subject area expertsand agency managers identified the most importantelements of each emphasis area, developed lists of thebest countermeasures, prepared cost estimates, andestimated time schedules. Each group workedthrough the fall of 2006 and early months of 2007 toprepare implementation plans. Chapters 2 through 6of this report contain the five action plans developedthrough this process.

The Alabama Traffic Crash Situation Warrantsthe SHSP

The 2005 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts booklet docu-mented that 1,134 people were killed and 44,158were injured in 143,994 traffic crashes in Alabama in2005. This amounted to one person being killed in atraffic crash every 7 hours and 43 minutes. The book-let also noted that a typical driver in Alabama has a54.1% probability of being involved in an injury orfatal crash while driving during his or her lifetime.


Table 1-1 shows additional Alabama crash statisticsthat were documented in the SHSP. Over the pastdecade, there were 1.39 million vehicle crashes,accounting for 457,163 injuries and 10,862 fatalities.To put this into perspective, there were about twice asmany traffic crash injuries over the past ten years asthere were people living in the Birmingham metropol-itan area. Over the same period, the fatality total wasabout the same as the current population of Leeds,Alabama. In other words, everyone in Leeds died andeveryone in metropolitan Birmingham was injuredtwice in traffic crashes during the past decade. Theseare unacceptably large numbers.

Another major conclusion can be drawn from Table 1-1. Since 1979, the Alabama fatality rate has been asmuch as 36 percent above the national average, andaveraged 25 percent above the national average forthe past five years.

These example statistics point out that the trafficcrashes, injuries, and fatalities in Alabama have beensignificant over the last decade.Furthermore, the

state’s fatality rate has consistently been above thenational average. These two facts and the associatedpain and suffering by Alabama’s citizens warrant amajor, coordinated campaign to reduce roadway car-nage. This SHPS Action Plan was created for such apurpose.

References

“2005 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts,” CARE Researchand Development Lab, University of Alabama,http://care.cs.ua.edu/docs/2005FactBook.pdf/,accessed Jan 28, 2006

“Comprehensive HighwaySafety Plan for Alabama,”University of Alabama, UTCAReport 04404, October 30,2004, http://utca.eng.ua.edu/projects/final_reports/04404.pdf, accessed January13, 2007

“Strategic Highway Safety Planfor Alabama,” University ofAlabama, UTCA Report06408, September 30, 2006,http://utca.eng.ua.edu/projects/final_reports/06408.pdf, accessed February17, 2007

Table 1-1: 10 year trends for Alabama crash statistics

Fatality rate in terms of fatalities per 100 million miles traveled.Source: Alabama Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Table 1-1

Year Crashes Injuries Fatalities Fatality NationalRate Fatality Rate

1996 136,698 48,200 1,142 2.22 1.69

1997 139,606 49,300 1,190 2.23 1.64

1998 138,400 47,300 1,071 1.94 1.58

1999 137,723 47,100 1,148 2.03 1.55

2000 132,626 43,500 986 1.74 1.53

2001 133,739 42,917 998 1.76 1.51

2002 140,436 44,452 1,038 1.8 1.51

2003 141,067 44,845 1,001 1.71 1.48

2004 146,359 45,391 1,154 1.96 1.45

2005 143,994 44,158 1,134 1.90 1.47

Totals 1,390,648 457,163 10,862 — —


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