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News Releases
November 15, 2023
GHSA Applauds NTSB Chair Homendy for Championing Use of All Roadway Safety Tools
We will not be able to eliminate crashes, deaths and injuries on our roads without utilizing all the tools at our disposal, including infrastructure, vehicle safety, post-crash care and behavioral interventions like education, enforcement and community programs.
News Releases
November 1, 2023
GHSA, GM Expand Efforts to End Distracted Driving
GHSA and GM are supporting grants to create and evaluate local distracted driving prevention programs in the District of Columbia (D.C.) and Washington state.
News Releases
October 18, 2023
Young Driver Fatal Crashes Fall 38% Since 2002
A GHSA report sheds light on the gains maide in teen driver safety over the past two decades and suggests how to build on that success.
News Releases
September 28, 2023
Traffic Deaths Decline Again, but Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic
NHTSA projects a 3.3% decrease in roadway deaths in the United States in the first half of 2023. Twenty-nine states saw fewer traffic fatalities, while 21 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are projected to have more deaths this year than last.
News Releases
September 18, 2023
GHSA Adopts New Roadway Safety Priorities, Including Support of Lower State BAC Limits, Equity, Safe System Approach
GHSA has updated the Policies and Priorities that guide the organization’s work to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths on U.S. roads. The changes reflect GHSA’s support for lower state Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) limits for impaired drivers.
News Releases
August 21, 2023
GHSA Praises Long-Awaited Proposal to Require Front and Rear Seat Belt Warnings for Vehicle Drivers
NHTSA announced a proposed rule to require front and rear seat belt warning systems for drivers in most new vehicles manufactured in the United States.
News Releases
August 10, 2023
Traffic Safety, Government, Business Leaders Convene in New York City to Address U.S. Roadway Safety Crisis
The nation’s top roadway safety leaders will convene for the GHSA 2023 Annual Meeting, “Redefining Possible: Traffic Safety in a Changing World,” August 12-16 in New York City.
News Releases
August 3, 2023
New Report Provides Toolkit for Behavioral & Engineering Strategies to Improve Rural Road Safety
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) published a new report and a separate toolkit that will help stakeholders at all levels of the traffic safety planning process identify, implement and adapt programs and initiatives to reduce crashes and save lives on rural roads.
News Releases
July 27, 2023
GHSA and Responsibility.org Fund Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving Prevention Programs in Four States
GHSA and Responsibility.org have awarded $120,000 in grants to four states for programs designed to combat alcohol, cannabis and multi-substance impaired driving.
News Releases
July 13, 2023
Study Finds Ignition Interlock Compliance-Based Removal Laws Help Reduce Drunk Driving Repeat Offenses
A GHSA study shows that state laws preventing ignition interlock device removal until the convicted offender can prove compliance can help reduce repeat offenses.