The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced the launch of the second year of its campaign to raise awareness about distracted driving with the help of partner PPG (NYSE: PPG) and its NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver, Josef Newgarden. PPG will again work with NABC and utilize the star power of Newgarden, a two-time INDYCAR Champion, […]
NHTSA Launches Annual Distracted Driving Campaign in Wake of Increased Fatalities
Distraction-related fatalities increased 12% from 3,154 in 2020 to 3,522 in 2021. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is kicking off its annual U Drive. U Text. U Pay. campaign, raising awareness of the dangers of driving while distracted. Together with Captain Ron Mead of the Washington State Patrol, Steve Kiefer of the Kiefer Foundation, […]
New Nationwide Agency Forward Survey Shows Dangerous Driving Behavior Drastically Higher than Last Year
Drivers say it’s getting scarier on America’s roadways. Consumers fear drivers are faster, more aggressive, and more reckless compared to 2022. They are right. New research from Nationwide shows dangerous driving behavior has not improved since last year. In fact, it has reached alarming highs. The younger the driver, the scarier the driving behaviors Nationwide’s […]
Dangerous Driving Behaviors Rising
AAA Foundation reports that after years of improvement, new research shows a troubling increase in admitted risky driving. A new report finds unsafe driving behaviors, including speeding, red-light running, drowsy driving, and driving impaired on cannabis or alcohol, rose from 2020 to 2021. The most alarming increase was among drivers admitting to getting behind the […]
General Motors and Governors Highway Safety Association Grant Equips Seven States to Fight Distracted Driving
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. Each state will receive $30,000 to implement recommended actions outlined in a comprehensive report released by GHSA and GM earlier […]
Nationwide Insurance Survey Says Bad Driving has Americans on Edge
Survey indicates drivers think roads are more dangerous today than before the pandemic. The roadways changed drastically at the onset of the pandemic, even with fewer drivers on the road, traffic deaths have soared throughout the pandemic. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, despite miles driven declining by 11%, there was a 6.8% […]
GHSA and General Motors Collaborate to Combat Distracted Driving
With Distracted Driving Awareness Month kicking off on April 1, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and General Motors (GM) 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. The goal of the report is to reduce this persistent […]
Cell Phone Use While Driving May Be Tied to Other Risky Road Behaviors in Young Adults
A new study from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 18- to 24-year-olds who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in other risky driving behaviors associated with “acting-without-thinking,” a form of impulsivity. These findings suggest the importance of developing […]
Governors Highway Safety Association Report on Distracted Driving Deaths Increase Identifies Need to Strengthen Laws and Enforcement
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) today announced the release of the inaugural Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) report, Using Electronic Devices While Driving: Legislation and Enforcement Implications, published this morning by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) and funded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
AAA Survey Finds Men Are More Aggressive Behind the Wheel
Nearly 8 in 10 drivers, regardless of gender, demonstrate aggressive driving behaviors. Data gathered by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety confirms the perception that men tend to speed, tailgate, merge dangerously, and make rude gestures or honk at other drivers more than women. The survey finds that women also admit to some dangerous driving […]