Emptier streets may be encouraging some drivers to flaunt traffic safety laws, including speed limits. Despite there being far fewer vehicles on the road due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, state highway safety officials across the country are seeing a severe spike in speeding. Many states have reported alarming speed increases, with some noting a significant […]
IIHS and State Governors Safety Association Partner on Pilot to Reduce Speed-Related Crashes
With nearly 800 people killed on U.S. roads every month in speed-related crashes, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced they are launching a partnership to support a new kind of state program to reduce the toll. GHSA and IIHS are working with the National Road Safety […]
Impact of Marijuana Legalization and Automated Vehicles on Agenda at National Highway Safety Conference
750 of the nation’s top highway safety leaders will convene at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, Calif. next week for the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Annual Meeting, Imagine the Future: Advancing Traffic Safety through Technology and Innovation, occurring August 25-28. The meeting draws attendees from the federal and state governments, the private sector, law […]
Traffic Safety Recommendations for Automated Vehicles Subject of May 8 Panel Discussion
Governors Highway Safety Association to consider how to prepare motorists and law enforcement for changes due to autonomous vehicles As motor vehicle technologies continue to blur the definitions of “driver” and “machine,” the implications for the everyday motorist and the law enforcement officers on the front lines of highway safety can easily be overlooked. On […]
Governors Highway Safety Association Report Examines Traffic Safety Issues of Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Automated vehicles will bring new and perhaps unanticipated traffic safety issues to the states. The Governors Highway Safety Assocation’s (GHSA) Preparing for Automated Vehicles: Traffic Safety Issues for States report outlines these issues and discusses how law enforcement and State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) should prepare for them. Funded by State Farm, the report analyzes market trends […]