Maryland

In 2026, GHSA partnered with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to provide a $100,000 grant to the Maryland Highway Safety Office to pilot an innovative approach quantifying distracted driving on state roadways and then implement strategies to address this risky driving behavior.

Howard County is making significant progress in protecting students with new technology that's changing how drivers behave around school buses.

With support from General Motors, GHSA awarded the Maryland Highway Safety Office (MHSO) a $100,000 grant in late 2024 to address distracted driving across the state.

During the 2024 holiday season, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration utilized grant funding to promote safe alternatives to driving impaired.

GHSA and General Motors are working together to prevent distracted driving by testing local solutions, supporting youth journalism and raising awareness with social media influencers.

GHSA and Responsibility.org provided a $14,200 grant to the Maryland Highway Safety Office expand its current green lab program and train more law enforcement officers to detect cannabis impairment at the roadside.

Pedestrians are now twice as likely to be killed in the D.C. area as they were a decade ago, even as more local leaders promise safer streets.

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration is partnering with Lyft and GHSA to provide rideshare credits to give Marylanders an alternative to driving impaired from alcohol or drugs.

GHSA and Lyft help two states promote ride-hailing as an alternative to drunk and drug-imparied driving.

During the 2023 holiday season, the the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration utilized grant funding to promote safe alternatives to driving impaired.