State Highway Safety Showcases

These showcases provide an opportunity for State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) to share their program successes and innovative practices or learn from what's happening in other states.

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Lyft Grant Results: Colorado

The Colorado Department of Transportation was one of five State Highway Safety Offices to receive a grant from GHSA and ride-hailing company Lyft to prevent impaired driving during the 2020 holiday season.

Expanding Safety in New Ways

Following a recent jointly conducted grant monitoring, the New York Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) and NHTSA’s Region 2 discovered an unmet need to connect the benefits of GTSC’s highway safety programs with underserved communities within Westchester County.

Louisiana’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Outreach

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission pro-actively identifies and works with underserved communities to promote safe driving through an array of innovative efforts designed to reach all state residents, regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status or physical ability.

Responsibility.org Drugged Driving Grant Results: Nevada

In 2019, through a grant from Responsibility.org and GHSA, the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety contracted with Understanding Legal Marijuana, LLC. to host a training class titled “Marijuana DUI Investigations with Green Lab.”

Wyoming State Highway Safety Showcase: Impaired Driving

In 2019, to reduce incidences of impaired driving, the Wyoming Department of Transportation recruited influential community members from throughout the state to help communicate an important, lifesaving message focused on ownership of your personal stretch of road.

Drowsy Driving Prevention Grant: Georgia

In 2019, through a grant from the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF), the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) participated in the Georgia National Fair by setting up a booth to raise awareness regarding drowsy driving.

Lyft Grant Results: Washington

With its grant, WTSC continued messaging around the findings of its Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis and Alcohol (DUICA) survey and promoted the use of Lyft for safe and sober rides.

Lyft Grant Results: Oregon

As the recipient of a grant from GHSA and ride-hailing company Lyft to prevent impaired driving, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) partnered with the Portland Police Bureau to distribute codes for discounted Lyft rides during the 2019 holiday season.

Lyft Grant Results: Maine

With its grant, MeBHS integrated Lyft ride credits into the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” national enforcement campaign.

Lyft Grant Results: Illinois

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) used $20,000 in Lyft ride credits to provide safe and sober travel options in Sangamon County — the home of Illinois’ capital, Springfield.