Pennsylvania

Traffic safety experts meeting at the Governors Highway Safety Association’s annual conference in Pittsburgh Tuesday said massaging millions of pieces of road and driving data collected from vehicles could dramatically improve road safety in the next few years.

Traffic safety will be in the spotlight in Pittsburgh August 23-27 as leaders from across the country gather to build on recent safety momentum and save more lives.

The three organizations have teamed up to once again fund state efforts to combat alcohol, cannabis and multiple-substance impaired driving, a persistent but preventable roadway safety threat.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that in 2024, the second-lowest number of traffic fatalities was recorded, but that is still over 1,000 people who died.

GHSA and Responsibility.org provided a $30,000 grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation partnered with the Lackawanna County Treatment Court to pilot a program to address impaired driving and improve roadway safety.

GHSA and Responsibility.org provided a $50,000 grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to conduct comprehensive drug testing to address impaired driving and make roads safer for everyone.

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.