As the voice of highway safety, GHSA produces periodic news releases on topics of importance to its membership and the highway safety community.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2022
CONTACT: Adam Snider (GHSA), 202-580-7930, 202-365-8971 (after hours)
Equitable enforcement is proven to spur positive behavior change, making U.S. roads safer
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and General Motors (GM) today released a new report with a singular goal: Change the social norm around distracted driving to make it completely unacceptable so all road users get home safely.
Drivers struck and killed an estimated 7,485 people on foot in 2021 – the most pedestrian deaths in a single year in four decades and an average of 20 deaths every day, according to a new estimate released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported today that 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021 – the most since 2005 and an average of 117 deaths every day.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is pleased to announce that Lisa Wagner has joined the association’s Washington, D.C.-based leadership team in the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
A new analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects that U.S. drivers struck and killed 3,441 pedestrians in the first six months of 2021, up 17% – or 507 additional lives lost – from the same period the year before.
With Distracted Driving Awareness Month kicking off on April 1, GHSA and General Motors are proud to announce the development of an action-oriented, recommendation-rich report that will take a new look at distracted driving, with expected publication this summer.
GHSA has awarded grants totaling $75,000 from the National Road Safety Foundation to State Highway Safety Offices in Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania to work with community-based groups to promote safe youth mobility options like walking, biking or riding a scooter.
Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 38,824 people were killed on U.S. roadways in 2020, the highest number of annual fatalities since 2007.
Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 31,720 people were killed on U.S. roadways in the first nine months of 2021, a record 12% increase from the same period last year.
