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A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), with the support of State Farm®, examines traffic safety cameras – an underutilized tool in the fight to reduce dangerous driving behaviors that contribute to more than 100 people dying on U.S. roads every day. The report discusses the benefits of traffic safety cameras that detect speeding, red-light running and school bus stop-arm violations, and makes recommendations to states and traffic safety partners considering implementing or expanding the use of this proven technology.

Young drivers are nearly four times more likely to be involved in a fatal traffic crash than their older counterparts, but a GHSA report confirms that crash and fatality rates for drivers under 21 have improved drastically over the past two decades – more so than for other drivers. The report includes an analysis of Fatality Analysis Reporting System data for 2002-2021, identifies the policies and programs responsible for the gains in teen driver safety and makes recommendations for building upon that success.

GHSA's Annual Report highlights the Association's accomplishments for the 2023 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).

We look forward to seeing many of you in New York City for the GHSA 2023 Annual Meeting. Get a sneak peek at the highlights with this special edition of our Directions in Highway Safety newsletter.

Drunk driving is one of the deadliest yet most preventable behaviors that accounts for nearly one-third of the nation’s traffic crash fatalities.

GHSA's annual spotlight report, Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2022 Preliminary Data, offers a comprehensive look at state and national trends in pedestrian deaths in 2022. The report projects that drivers struck and killed at least 7,508 people walking in 2022 – the highest number since 1981 and an average of 20 deaths every day.

The latest traffic safety news from GHSA.

We’re excited to bring you GHSA’s Directions in Highway Safety newsletter, now with a fresh new look and feel.

This edition of Directions in Highway Safety, GHSA's member newsletter, features articles on equity & traffic safety, a look ahead towards 2023, how the Congressional mid-term elections may impact GHSA's work, NHTSA's Final Rule, & the latest association projects, reports, member spotlights & more.

This edition of Directions in Highway Safety, GHSA's member newsletter, features a recap of the 2022 Annual Meeting, an update on NHTSA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the latest association projects and reports, member spotlight and more.