As the voice of highway safety, GHSA produces periodic news releases on topics of importance to its membership and the highway safety community.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and Responsibility.org have awarded $120,000 in grants to four State Highway Safety Offices (SHSO) for programs designed to combat alcohol, cannabis and multi-substance impaired driving, which accounts for approximately one-third of U.S. traffic deaths annually.
A new research study released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) finds that state laws dictating when ignition interlock devices (IIDs) may be removed from drunk driving offenders’ vehicles can help reduce repeat offenses.
Drivers struck and killed at least 7,508 people walking in the United States in 2022 – the most pedestrian deaths since 1981 – according to a new report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that an estimated 42,795 people died in traffic crashes in the United States in 2022 – down 0.3% from the year before.
Distracted driving is rampant on U.S. roads, but it’s also preventable. A new study released today by IIHS indicates that a comprehensive approach that includes strong state laws, equitable enforcement and public awareness can help tackle this persistent and deadly traffic safety problem.
GHSA and Ford Motor Company Fund are celebrating a 20-year partnership dedicated to youth traffic safety by awarding grants totaling $94,000 to four states to advance access to safe mobility for teens in underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities.
Drivers in the United States struck and killed 3,434 people in the first half of 2022 – up 5%, or 168 more deaths, from the same period the year before, according to a new analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).
GHSA has awarded grants totaling $75,000 from the National Road Safety Foundation to State Highway Safety Offices in CO, KY and MN to work with community-based groups representing underserved populations to provide safe youth mobility options like walking, biking or riding a scooter.
GHSA is pleased to strongly support the nomination of Ann Carlson to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which was announced today by the White House. GHSA urges her swift confirmation by the Senate.
The Governors Highway Safety Association is pleased to support and celebrate the National Roadway Safety Strategy, an ambitious safety plan released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) one year ago that sets a national goal of zero deaths on our nation’s roads.
