The Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Awards recognize notable achievements in the field of highway safety by individuals, coalitions, organizations, nonprofit groups, businesses, media, government agencies, universities or programs. Submissions may include traffic safety programs, plans or legislation in areas including – but not limited to – occupant protection, impaired driving, speeding or aggressive driving, driver distraction, law enforcement, traffic records, emergency medical services and bicyclist, motorcyclist or pedestrian safety.
2024 Awards
The 2024 O'Rourke Awards were presented during the GHSA 2024 Annual Meeting to Melissa W. Wandall, AAA Missouri and Tammy Gweedo McGee.
Past Winners
The data is clear: new teen drivers are at risk as soon as they get behind the wheel, and the less experience they receive, the more that risk increases. Parental engagement in teen driver education is a key solution to this societal problem.
Oregon has one of the lowest police to population ratios in the Western United States. To address this disparity, law enforcement agencies know they must work smarter to address the many safety issues impacting the communities they serve.
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Motor Transportation Police Division’s (NM DPS MTPD’s) Smart Roadside Inspection Program (Smart Roadside) is a datadriven strategy that uses technology to revolutionize the delivery of commercial vehicle enforcement (CVE).
