Speed has a major impact on the number of crashes and the severity of injuries they cause. In fact, speeding is a factor in more than a quarter of U.S. traffic fatalities.
GHSA is proposing three key safety tenets that should guide development of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill and maximize the impact of lifesaving roadway safety programs.
This week marks the unofficial start of summer travel and the start where traffic fatalities tend to rise. But according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation, those numbers have been at its lowest in over 24 years.
During the 2024 holiday season, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration utilized grant funding to promote safe alternatives to driving impaired.
This issue of GHSA's newsletter covers the critical issue of teen driver safety as we prepare for the “100 deadliest days of summer,” the latest GHSA Annual Meeting updates, federal advocacy news, active youth transportation safety funding for states and much more.