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GHSA Reports
September 1, 2022
America’s Rural Roads: Beautiful and Deadly
Rural roads are beautiful, but they’re hiding a deadly secret – nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on them, 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.
GHSA Reports
July 26, 2022
Cannabis Consumers and Safe Driving: Responsible Use Messaging
This GHSA report provides guidance on how states can communicate with cannabis consumers about safe driving.
State Highway Safety Showcases
June 9, 2022
Speed Management Pilot Project Results: Maryland
With financial support from the National Road Safety Foundation and in partnership with IIHS, Maryland conducted a speed management pilot project in Bishopville, with success in reducing vehicle speeds.
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.
GHSA Reports
June 2, 2022
Directing Drivers’ Attention: A State Highway Safety Office Roadmap for Combating Distracted Driving
This GHSA report offers a comprehensive looks at the pervasive yet preventable problem of distracted driving.
GHSA Reports
May 19, 2022
Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2021 Preliminary Data
GHSA projects that U.S. drivers struck and killed 7,485 people walking in 2021 – the most in a single year in four decades.
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.
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2022
Guidelines for Selecting Communication Channels to Deliver Traffic Safety Messaging (BTS-22)
Project Underway: The research will evaluate a variety of traditional and innovative behavioral traffic safety campaigns to identify noteworthy practices and cost-effective approaches.
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2022
Strategies to Address Misreporting of Impaired and Distracted Driving in Motor Vehicle Crashes (BTS-20)
Project Underway: This project will develop procedures to assess the existence and extent of under/over-reporting of impaired and distracted driving in crash data and to propose a methodology to improve the reporting of impaired and distracted driving in motor vehicle crashes.