Two Alabama universities join to enhance roadway safety
Auburn University and the University of Alabama have received nearly $4 million in grants from the state to collect traffic data and develop awareness campaigns aimed at making roadways safer.
“Two of Alabama’s fine universities may be rivals on the field and in the arena, but on this important issue they are working side by side to reduce crashes and save a police officer or trooper from having to knock on someone’s door to deliver tragic news that a loved one has died tragically in a vehicle wreck,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement.
The University of Alabama received $2.2 million to collect data, while Auburn got $1.64 million to fund awareness campaigns, like “Click It or Ticket” or “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” ABC News reported.
According to the Alabama state government, one person was injured in a traffic crash, on average, every 13 minutes in 2023. Also in 2023, there were 975 traffic fatalities and nearly 38,000 injuries. Alabama’s traffic fatality rate is slightly above average.
