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New Report Analyzes Impact of Hands-Free Laws on Distracted Driving

March 28, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) today released a new report, A Road Map for Safer Roads, addressing the growing concern over smartphone-induced distracted driving. The report proposes states implement a multi-faceted approach to improve road safety that includes the adoption of strong and clear laws, which CMT research confirms […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Distracted Driving, Governors Highway Safety Association, Regulations

Governors Highway Safety Association Supports Lower State BAC Limits in New Roadway Safety Priorities

September 19, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Association members also reelect Barbara Rooney, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety, as Chair. Amid a recent surge in traffic deaths and dangerous driving behaviors, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has updated the Policies and Priorities that guide the organization’s work to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths on U.S. roads. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, Impaired Driving, legislation, People

GHSA, Ford Fund Provide Grants to States to Advance Safe, Equitable Mobility for Teens

March 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Ford Motor Company, are celebrating a 20-year partnership dedicated to youth traffic safety by awarding grants totaling $94,000 to four states to advance access to safe mobility for teens in underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Vehicle crashes are the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, traffic safety

U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Projected to Have Risen Yet Again in First Half of 2022

February 28, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Dangerous driving, inadequate infrastructure and larger vehicles lead to deadly conditions for people walking, with one death every 75 minutes. 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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, Pedestrian Safety

General Motors and Governors Highway Safety Association Grant Equips Seven States to Fight Distracted Driving

October 18, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Distracted Driving, General Motors, Governors Highway Safety Association

GHSA Study Finds Rural Roads Are Disproportionately Deadly

September 1, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

In-depth report examines who dies in rural road crashes, why and offers nearly three dozen safety recommendations for states. Rural roads are beautiful, but they’re hiding a deadly secret – nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on them, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas. A new report from […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, State Farm, Traffic Fatalities

U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Jumped in First Half of 2021

April 11, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Dangerous driving, inadequate infrastructure, larger vehicles combine to create deadly results for people on foot. 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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, Pedestrian Safety

GHSA and General Motors Collaborate to Combat Distracted Driving

March 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Distracted Driving, General Motors, Governors Highway Safety Association

States Step Up Efforts to Protect Pedestrians Amid Surge in Unsafe Driving During Pandemic

September 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

As the number of pedestrians struck and killed by drivers continues a decade-long trend in the wrong direction during the pandemic, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and its State Highway Safety Office (SHSO) members are marking the second annual National Pedestrian Safety Month this October by taking steps to address the behavioral safety issues […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, Pedestrian Safety

Fatality Data Show Increased Traffic Fatalities During Pandemic in 2020

June 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities by Region

Risky driving behaviors including failure to wear a seatbelt, speeding, and drinking while driving identified as contributing factors. While Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, NHTSA’s early estimates show that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes—the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007. This represents an increase of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Fatalities

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