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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

November 18, 2019

As Families Take to the Roadways, New Report Notes More Than 800 Unbuckled Rear Passengers Killed in 2018

Nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on rural road, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas.