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February 1, 2023
GHSA Forms Equity Committee to Reduce Racial and Social Disparities in Traffic Safety
GHSA's new Equity and Engagement Committee will address barriers to advancing equity in highway safety programs, promote greater outreach and engagement in underserved communities and guide GHSA efforts to prioritize equity in all the association’s initiatives.
News Releases
January 9, 2023
U.S. Traffic Deaths Remain Unacceptably High Despite Minor Decrease
NHTSA estimates that 31,785 people died in traffic crashes in the first nine months of 2022, 65 fewer deaths than the same period the year before.
News Releases
September 1, 2022
Rural Roads Are Disproportionately Deadly, New GHSA Study Finds
Nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on rural road, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas.
News Releases
July 26, 2022
New Report Offers States a Playbook for Messaging to Cannabis Consumers About Roadway Safety
As more people become familiar with cannabis and calls for national legalization grow, there remains a significant disconnect between people’s views on its use and safe driving.
News Releases
June 8, 2022
Research Confirms Roadway Safety Benefits of Traffic Enforcement
High visibility enforcement of traffic safety laws has a positive and measurable impact on roadway safety by reducing dangerous driving behaviors that put road users at risk, research shows.
News Releases
May 19, 2022
New Projection: U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Reach Highest Level in 40 Years
Drivers struck and killed an estimated 7,485 people on foot in 2021 – the most pedestrian deaths in a single year in four decades and an average of 20 deaths every day, according to a new estimate released by GHSA.
News Releases
December 6, 2021
As Traffic Deaths Spike During COVID-19, New Report Examines Unsettling Trend of Teen Drivers Speeding – and Dying – on America’s Roads
This GHSA and Ford Motor Company Fund report explores the role that excessive speed plays in traffic deaths involving teens and provides tools for parents to help keep their teen drivers and passengers safe.
News Releases
September 20, 2020
GHSA Recommends Steps to Fight Racism in Traffic Enforcement
As a leader in traffic safety, GHSA is committed, through leadership, culture change, training and accountability, to contribute to reforms to achieve justice.
News Releases
August 27, 2020
As COVID-19 Shifts Transportation Preferences, New Report Highlights Need for E-scooter and E-bike Safety Initiatives
This report examines six challenges posed by the rapid growth of micromobility devices, as well as potential solutions.
News Releases
December 9, 2019
New Report Calls for "Individualized Justice" Approach to Targeting High-Risk Impaired Drivers
A new GHSA report calls for a systemic approach to high-risk impaired drivers that focuses on the individual and the need to treat the underlying problem prompting the unsafe behavior.