GHSA Publications
GHSA produces a variety of printed publications for its members, highway safety partners and the general public. Most publications are also available online in HTML and/or PDF format.
Publications include newsletters, periodic reports on State Highway Safety Office (SHSO) activities, and various resources for SHSOs, such as a legislative advocacy handbook and a primer on multicultural outreach.
Featured Publications
GHSA Directions in Highway Safety Newsletter
Fall 2011
This edition of Directions in Highway Safety covers the recent GHSA Annual Meeting, NTSB's recommended commercial driver cell phone ban, and new motorcycle training standards. It also spotlights drugged driving and new teen driving research.
You can read articles online, or download the full newsletter in PDF format to print out and read later.
[1 MB, 50 pgs.] Distracted Driving: What Research Shows and What States Can Do
Published July 2011
Produced with funding from State Farm®, this report reviews and summarizes distracted driving research for states as they consider distracted driving countermeasures.
It includes discussion on: what distracted driving is; how often drivers are distracted; how it impacts driver performance and crash risk; what countermeasures may be most effective; and what states can do to reduce distracted driving.