As the voice of highway safety, GHSA produces periodic news releases on topics of importance to its membership and the highway safety community.
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.
GHSA announced today the formation of a new Equity and Engagement Committee to address key barriers to advancing equity in highway safety programs, promote greater outreach and engagement in underserved communities and guide GHSA efforts to prioritize equity in all the association’s initiatives.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a preliminary estimate today finding that 31,785 people died in traffic crashes in the first nine months of 2022, 65 fewer deaths than the same period the year before.
As holiday season celebrations kick into high gear, GHSA is joining forces with federal, state and private-sector partners to encourage people who consume alcohol or other impairing substances to make the safer choice and leave the driving to someone who is sober.
GHSA, in partnership with Lyft and Responsibility.org, has awarded the Colorado, Maryland, Missouri and Texas State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) a total of $80,000 in grant funds to support initiatives that promote the use of ride-hailing rather than driving this holiday season.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in collaboration with General Motors (GM), is providing a total of $210,000 to seven State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) to combat the prevalent and preventable problem of distracted driving.
Amid a rapid rise in the use and prevalence of electric scooters (e-scooters) on U.S. roads and sidewalks, more must be done to address regulatory, infrastructure and educational deficiencies that are putting riders at risk.
