Responsibility.org
December 2, 2024
Responsibility.org works with GHSA on a number of initatives relating to eliminating drunk and drug-impaired driving.
Governors Highway Safety Association
The States' Voice on Highway Safety
GHSA and Responsibility.org focus on alcohol-impaired driving as well as the growing issue of drugged driving and multi-substance impaired (alcohol and drugs) driving. GHSA and Responsibility.org partner to provide resources to both State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) and law enforcement agencies.
State Grants
Each year, GHSA and Responsibility.org provide grants to states to improve their ability to detect impaired drivers and remove them from the road.
2025 Grants
Four State Highway Safety Offices received a total of $120,000 in funding in 2025 :
- District of Columbia - to conduct a pilot oral fluid testing program in areas with high impaired driving rates
- Pennsylvania - to evaluate four years of existing toxicology data from more than 60,000 impaired driving cases to identify trends in substance use
- Vermont - to conduct hands-on training through “green labs,” an innovative and successful training model where law enforcement officers can observe the real-time effects of cannabis on volunteers in a safe, controlled setting
- Wyoming - to provide a County Sheriff’s Office with new breathalyzers and train all patrol deputies on the new equipment to ensure consistent, accurate roadside testing
Since 2016, Responsibility.org has awarded $1.199 million to states.
Cannabis Consumers and Safe Driving: Responsible Use Messaging
In 2022, GHSA and Responsibility.org published a report with the National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving (NASID) providing guidance to states and their partners through identifying best practices in marijuana and driving messaging. Examples of evidence-based initiatives, partnering tips and recommendations are included on the types of messages that do and don’t work.
Partner
Related Resources
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
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.
Federal Research Projects
June 24, 2025
Causal Factors Associated with Higher Crash Rates Among Young Drivers that Delay Licensure (BTS-44)
This project seeks to identify why drivers who delay licensure until age 18+ have higher crash risks and whether driver training and-or GDL requirements can reduce this risk.