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Welcome to GHSA

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is a national leader in the quest for safer streets. We provide leadership and advocacy to help State and Territorial Highway Safety Offices and their partners make U.S. roads safer for everyone.
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Susan Page on "The Intersection"

This light and quick-flowing chat explores how women create change, the rapid evolution of the media landscape, and how common interests can connect two world leaders separated by an ocean.

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School Bus Close Calls

A new survey reveals that nearly half (46%) of children who ride a school bus have experienced a close call with a motor vehicle getting on or off the bus.

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Preventing Impaired Driving

GHSA, Responsibility.org and NASID provide funding to three states to combat alcohol, cannabis and multiple-substance impaired driving, making roads safer for everyone.

U.S. Road Safety by the Numbers

GHSA works with its State Highway Safety Office and associate members, as well as a range of private- and public-sector partners, toward a safer future where nobody dies in a traffic crash.

36,640
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Roadway Fatalities in 2025
6,732
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Pedestrian Deaths in 2025
16
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Consecutive Quarters of Fewer Deaths
$736,000
Grant Support to States in 2025

"Parents are telling us that dangerous driving around school buses and school zones is not an abstract concern but something their children are experiencing firsthand. Educating motorists about safe driving around school buses and in school zones is essential to safer streets, but these findings confirm that parents also want meaningful accountability when drivers put children at risk."

Jonathan Adkins
CEO, GHSA

The Intersection

Susan Page, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief and best-selling author, explores how women create change in both road safety and world politics, the rapid evolution of the media landscape, and how common interests can connect two world leaders separated by an ocean and decades of history.

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October 20 - 22, 2026 Virtual

Positive Culture Framework Training

The Positive Culture Framework is an approach based on Montana State University Center for Health & Safety Culture research about improving health and safety in communities and organizations. The Framework builds on shared values and beliefs that already exist in a culture to improve health and safety. It addresses key skills (the how), steps in a process (the what), and the context for doing the work (the where).

November 10 - 12, 2026 Itasca, IL

2026 Midwest Traffic Safety Conference

The Midwest Traffic Safety Conference is the perfect opportunity for law enforcement, prosecutors, crash investigators, and fleet managers to come together and learn about the latest developments in traffic safety. With seminars on impaired driving and crash investigation, attendees will leave with knowledge to help keep our roads safe. Join us for this three-day event and make a difference in your community.

August 28 - September 1, 2027 Anaheim, CA

GHSA 2027 Annual Meeting

The GHSA 2027 Annual Meeting will be held in Anaheim, California, August 28 – September 1, 2027.

August 26 - 30, 2028 Kansas City, MO

GHSA 2028 Annual Meeting

The GHSA 2028 Annual Meeting will be held in Kansas City, August 26-30, 2028. Additional information will be posted here as it becomes available.

“Speeding-related deaths remain a vexing problem and traditional approaches have only been modestly successful. Including a technological solution such as Intelligent Speed Assistance can make a big impact.”

Jonathan Adkins
CEO, GHSA