Motor Vehicle Safety

Motor vehicle crashes are responsible for more than half of the unintentional injury deaths in Alabama. Injuries can be prevented through the use of seat belts, child restraints, and avoidance of drinking and driving.

• Seat Belts
• Child Restraints: Car Seat Inspections
• Child Restraints: Law and Milestones

Downloadable Publications

• Activity Book: Keep Alabama's Kids Safe (2.4 MB)
• Brochure: Booster Seats: Keep Alabama's Kids Safe
• Brochure: Child Restraints: Keep Alabama's Kids Safe
• Brochure: Safety Belts: Buckle Up Alabama!
• Poster: Alabama Graduated Driver's License (4.8 MB)
• Poster: Top Causes of Teenage Deaths, Ages 16-19
• Toolkit: Behind the Wheel: Tips & Tools for Teenage Drivers, Instructors and Parents (1.2 MB)

Videos

• Alabama Graduated Driver's License - Natalie Hurst's family and friends discuss the importance of the Alabama Graduated Driver's License Law.
• Seat Belt "Cops"

Occupant Restraint Survey Results

• 2011 Results
• 2010 Results
• 2009 Results
• 2008 Results

Related Links

• Alabama Teen Driving
• National Organizations for Youth Safety
• "Allstate America’s Teen Driving Hotspots" Study
• CDC Motor Vehicle Safety
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• National Safety Council
• Safe Kids USA
• The World Health Organization Violence, Injury Prevention, and Disability