Examining the Implications of Legislation and Enforcement on Electronic Device Use While Driving (BTS-03)

Federal Research Projects

February 24, 2021

This research project developed a library of resources and best practices that states and other stakeholders can use to enact or revise their laws and enhance enforcement and education efforts.

Project Overview

Status: Completed (published as BTSCRP Research Report 1 in February 2021)

This research reviewed distracted driving laws, enforcement and public education practices across the United States and Canada to develop a library of resources and best practices that states and other stakeholders can use to enact or revise their laws and enhance enforcement and education efforts.

Related Issues

Distracted Driving

Law Enforcement

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.

Partner Initiatives

December 18, 2025

GHSA/Waymo First Responder Autonomous Vehicle Training

GHSA and Waymo have partnered to develop a virtual self-paced training to help first responders learn about interactions with Waymo's driverless autonomous vehicles. The course consists of three modules and should take 30 minutes or less to complete.