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Media Coverage
August 13, 2025
Buckrail: DUI task force attempts to shift local conversation about impaired driving
The Teton County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) has organized a DUI task force that officially kicked off Aug. 1. The task force was the brainchild of Deputy Erik Elizondo, after he learned that 80% of crimes committed in Teton County involve alcohol in some way.
Media Coverage
July 29, 2025
Smart Cities Dive: North Carolina installs 2,500 AI-based traffic signals
The largest live statewide deployment of AI-based traffic signal software in the U.S. will help traffic engineers improve signal operations, according to Flow Labs.
News Releases
July 23, 2025
GHSA, Responsibility.org, NASID Award $120,000 for Impaired Driving Prevention
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.
Media Coverage
July 20, 2025
USA Today: Ready to start driving? Not so fast, new laws say.
A patchwork of laws govern requirements for new drivers in the United States. A wave of new laws have tightened some of those rules.
Media Coverage
July 17, 2025
Kansas City Star: Missouri is leading with smarter, safer roads. Other states should catch up
Whether you’re behind the wheel or crossing the street, a single glance, text or swipe on your phone can change or end a life.
News Releases
July 10, 2025
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Fall for Second Straight Year
Drivers struck and killed 7,148 people in the United States last year, enough to fill 31 Boeing 737s, according to a new report from GHSA.
GHSA Reports
July 10, 2025
Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2024 Preliminary Data (January-December)
Drivers struck and killed 7,148 people walking in the United States in 2024, down 4.3% from the year before and the second annual decline, but nearly 20% higher than the 2016 level.
Media Coverage
July 3, 2025
WFMJ: New traffic safety campaign launched to show physical impact of not using a seatbelt
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Govenor Jim Tressel and Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Any Wilson launched the "Hard Hitter" campaign which uses a sports reference to show the impacts of not wearing a seatbelt.
Media Coverage
July 2, 2025
Statehouse News Bureau: Budget requires Ohioans under 21 to take driver's training course before getting a license
The newly signed state budget requires Ohioans under 21 to take driver’s education training before getting a driver's license.
Media Coverage
June 30, 2025
North Carolina DOT: Statewide ‘Operation Firecracker Booze It & Lose It’ Campaign in Effect Through July 6
The N.C. Governor's Highway Safety Program launched its “Operation Firecracker Booze It and Lose It" campaign today to promote safe driving around the state.