As the voice of highway safety, GHSA produces periodic news releases on topics of importance to its membership and the highway safety community.
Amid a recent surge in traffic deaths and dangerous driving behaviors, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has updated the Policies and Priorities that guide the organization’s work to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths on U.S. roads.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a new proposed rule to require front and rear seat belt warning systems for drivers in most new vehicles manufactured in the United States. This proposed rulemaking, which was first announced at a GHSA Annual Meeting more than a decade ago, is a long overdue expansion of lifesaving vehicle technology that will help supplement ongoing efforts by State Highway Safety Offices and the traffic safety community to ensure everyone in every vehicle is buckled up.
The nation’s top roadway safety leaders will convene for the Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA) 2023 Annual Meeting, “Redefining Possible: Traffic Safety in a Changing World,” August 12-16 in New York City.
Rural roads are disproportionately deadly – the risk of serious injury or death is twice as high on a per-mile basis in rural areas than urban areas. Today, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) published a detailed new report and a separate toolkit that will help stakeholders at all levels of the traffic safety planning process identify, implement and adapt programs and initiatives that support safer decisions by road users to reduce crashes and save lives on rural roads.
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.
