California’s Barbara Rooney Elected Chair of GHSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 27, 2022
Contact: Adam Snider, 202-580-7930; 202-365-8971 (after hours)
Safe System approach, combating speeding and other risky driving behaviors, advancing equity among top priorities
Safe System, Distracted Driving, Rural Roads Top Agenda at National Traffic Safety Conference
The nation’s top highway safety leaders will convene at the Louisville Marriott Downtown for the Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA) Annual Meeting, Redefining Possible: Traffic Safety in a Changing World, September 17-21.
Rural Roads Are Disproportionately Deadly, New GHSA Study Finds
A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), funded by State Farm®, explores the extent of the rural road safety problem, dives into the data to determine who dies in these crashes and what risky driving behaviors are key contributors.
Another Tragic Increase in U.S. Roadway Deaths Feels Like Groundhog Day, but Can Be Reversed
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated today that 9,560 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first quarter of 2022 – up 7% from the year before and the highest number of deaths between January and March in 20 years.
New Research Encourages States to Adopt Comprehensive Cell Phone Laws to Reduce Distracted Driving Crashes
As distracted driving continues to plague our roads and kill people every day, state laws that are broadly worded to prohibit drivers from holding a cell phone under any circumstance appear to be effective in reducing rear-end crashes, according to a new research paper published today by IIHS.
New Report Offers States a Playbook for Messaging to Cannabis Consumers About Roadway Safety
As cannabis use becomes more prevalent in the U.S., GHSA, Responsibility.org and NASID today released a new report that provides guidance on how SHSOs can better communicate with cannabis consumers about safe driving and offers recommendations about the types of messages that do and don’t work.
GHSA Commends New National Attention to Speeding-Related Traffic Deaths
Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled a new national public outreach campaign to address one of the nation’s most pervasive and deadly traffic safety problems – speeding.
Five States Receive Grants to Fight Uptick in Drug-Impaired Driving
GHSA and Responsibility.org have awarded grants to five states to fund proven and innovative countermeasures to enhance the identification and treatment of alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers, making America’s streets and highways safer for everyone using them.
Multipronged Anti-Speeding Effort Succeeds in Slowing Traffic
A combination of enforcement, engineering and public outreach successfully reduced speeding during a demonstration project aimed at testing solutions to one of the most persistent road safety problems.
Research Confirms Roadway Safety Benefits of Traffic Enforcement
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