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GHSA Events
August 27, 2025
GHSA 2025 Annual Meeting
Eight hundred roadway safety, business, government, technology, law enforcement and nonprofit leaders gathered to collaborate, share best practices and inspire each other in their lifesaving work at the GHSA 2025 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, August 23-27.
Media Coverage
August 27, 2025
Pittsburgh Union Progress: Using vehicle, driver data can improve road safety
Traffic safety experts meeting at the Governors Highway Safety Association’s annual conference in Pittsburgh Tuesday said massaging millions of pieces of road and driving data collected from vehicles could dramatically improve road safety in the next few years.
News Releases
August 20, 2025
National Roadway Safety, Government, Technology, Law Enforcement Leaders Convene in Pittsburgh
Traffic safety will be in the spotlight in Pittsburgh August 23-27 as leaders from across the country gather to build on recent safety momentum and save more lives.
Media Coverage
August 13, 2025
Buckrail: DUI task force attempts to shift local conversation about impaired driving
The Teton County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) has organized a DUI task force that officially kicked off Aug. 1. The task force was the brainchild of Deputy Erik Elizondo, after he learned that 80% of crimes committed in Teton County involve alcohol in some way.
Media Coverage
July 29, 2025
Smart Cities Dive: North Carolina installs 2,500 AI-based traffic signals
The largest live statewide deployment of AI-based traffic signal software in the U.S. will help traffic engineers improve signal operations, according to Flow Labs.
News Releases
July 23, 2025
GHSA, Responsibility.org, NASID Award $120,000 for Impaired Driving Prevention
The three organizations have teamed up to once again fund state efforts to combat alcohol, cannabis and multiple-substance impaired driving, a persistent but preventable roadway safety threat.
Media Coverage
July 20, 2025
USA Today: Ready to start driving? Not so fast, new laws say.
A patchwork of laws govern requirements for new drivers in the United States. A wave of new laws have tightened some of those rules.
Media Coverage
July 17, 2025
Kansas City Star: Missouri is leading with smarter, safer roads. Other states should catch up
Whether you’re behind the wheel or crossing the street, a single glance, text or swipe on your phone can change or end a life.
News Releases
July 10, 2025
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Fall for Second Straight Year
Drivers struck and killed 7,148 people in the United States last year, enough to fill 31 Boeing 737s, according to a new report from GHSA.
GHSA Reports
July 10, 2025
Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2024 Preliminary Data (January-December)
Drivers struck and killed 7,148 people walking in the United States in 2024, down 4.3% from the year before and the second annual decline, but nearly 20% higher than the 2016 level.