News Releases

November 15, 2023

GHSA Applauds NTSB Chair Homendy for Championing Use of All Roadway Safety Tools

We will not be able to eliminate crashes, deaths and injuries on our roads without utilizing all the tools at our disposal, including infrastructure, vehicle safety, post-crash care and behavioral interventions like education, enforcement and community programs.

November 1, 2023

GHSA, GM Expand Efforts to End Distracted Driving

GHSA and GM are supporting grants to create and evaluate local distracted driving prevention programs in the District of Columbia (D.C.) and Washington state.

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October 18, 2023

Young Driver Fatal Crashes Fall 38% Since 2002

A GHSA report sheds light on the gains maide in teen driver safety over the past two decades and suggests how to build on that success.

September 28, 2023

Traffic Deaths Decline Again, but Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic

NHTSA projects a 3.3% decrease in roadway deaths in the United States in the first half of 2023. Twenty-nine states saw fewer traffic fatalities, while 21 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are projected to have more deaths this year than last.

September 18, 2023

GHSA Adopts New Roadway Safety Priorities, Including Support of Lower State BAC Limits, Equity, Safe System Approach

GHSA has updated the Policies and Priorities that guide the organization’s work to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths on U.S. roads. The changes reflect GHSA’s support for lower state Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) limits for impaired drivers.

August 21, 2023

GHSA Praises Long-Awaited Proposal to Require Front and Rear Seat Belt Warnings for Vehicle Drivers

NHTSA announced a proposed rule to require front and rear seat belt warning systems for drivers in most new vehicles manufactured in the United States.

August 10, 2023

Traffic Safety, Government, Business Leaders Convene in New York City to Address U.S. Roadway Safety Crisis

The nation’s top roadway safety leaders will convene for the GHSA 2023 Annual Meeting, “Redefining Possible: Traffic Safety in a Changing World,” August 12-16 in New York City.

August 3, 2023

New Report Provides Toolkit for Behavioral & Engineering Strategies to Improve Rural Road Safety

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) published a new report and a separate toolkit that will help stakeholders at all levels of the traffic safety planning process identify, implement and adapt programs and initiatives to reduce crashes and save lives on rural roads.

July 27, 2023

Small Decrease in 2022 Traffic Deaths Sustains Pandemic-Fueled Surge in Roadway Fatalities as NHTSA Still Lacks a Confirmed Administrator

NHTSA has estimated that 42,795 people died in traffic crashes in in 2022 in the United States, a 0.3% drop from the year before.