As the voice of highway safety, GHSA produces periodic news releases on topics of importance to its membership and the highway safety community.
As the number of pedestrians killed by drivers continues a decade-long trend in the wrong direction during the pandemic, GHSA & its SHSO members are marking the 2nd annual Nat'l Pedestrian Safety Month by taking steps to address the behavioral safety issues that put people on foot at increased risk.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) today presented its 2021 highway safety awards to two individuals who have made tremendous contributions to traffic safety and four programs positively impacting impaired and distracted driving and pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
The nation’s top highway safety leaders will convene at the Sheraton Denver Downtown for the Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA) Annual Meeting, Moving Mountains: Forging a New Traffic Safety Landscape, September 11-15.
Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 8,730 people were killed on U.S. roadways in the first quarter of 2021 – a 10.5% increase from the same period last year.
Today, GHSA released a new report that examines how law enforcement officials and other first responders as well as crash scene investigators can better prepare for automated vehicle technology by highlighting curriculum recommendations to improve training on rapidly changing safety protocols.
As summer winds down and millions of Americans take to the roads for the Labor Day weekend, GHSA is reminding motorists that State Highway Safety Offices and their federal and law enforcement partners are stepping up efforts to reduce drunk and drug-impaired driving.
With a dramatic increase in federal investment in highway safety as well as program reforms to provide more resources to states and communities for crash prevention, GHSA congratulates the Senate on its approval of the bipartisan infrastructure and reauthorization legislation.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) today released a new set of recommended actions that State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs), GHSA, their partners and the traffic safety community can take to support more equitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC).
Ford Motor Company Fund and GHSA are extending their 18-year commitment to improving teen driving skills by awarding grants totaling $135,000 to six State Highway Safety Offices and announcing the return of Ford Driving Skills for Life hands-on driver training clinics.
