Kansas City Roads are More Deadly Than Ever. So Why is Traffic Enforcement Declining?

Media Coverage Kansas

July 7, 2024

Police say a common theme is playing out with this year’s increase in fatal crashes: excessively high speeds, lack of seat belts and impaired drivers, sometimes all three at once.

The Kansas City Star

Related Issues

Alcohol-Impaired Driving

Drug-Impaired Driving

Speeding & Aggressive Driving

Seat Belt Use

Related Resources

GHSA Reports

April 15, 2026

Transitioning from Reactive Planning to a Fast Loop

A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association and Cambridge Mobile Telematics explains how State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) can leverage telematics-based risk assessments to strengthen their Triennial Highway Safety Plans (THSPs) and save more lives.

Federal Research Projects

March 19, 2026

Strategies to Address Misreporting of Impaired and Distracted Driving in Motor Vehicle Crashes (BTS-20)

This project developed procedures to assess the existence and extent of under/over-reporting of impaired and distracted driving in crash data and to propose a methodology to improve the reporting of impaired and distracted driving in motor vehicle crashes.

Screenshot of a news story about safe driving and speeding

Media Coverage

December 31, 2025

New device aims to prevent speeding before dangerous crashes happen

The LifeSafer Intelligence Speed Assistance (ISA) is a device that goes in vehicles and controls acceleration to keep drivers within speed limits. The technology is being promoted as a solution to reduce roadway crashes, particularly among teen drivers.