News Releases

September 1, 2022

Rural Roads Are Disproportionately Deadly, New GHSA Study Finds

Nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on rural road, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas.

July 26, 2022

New Report Offers States a Playbook for Messaging to Cannabis Consumers About Roadway Safety

As more people become familiar with cannabis and calls for national legalization grow, there remains a significant disconnect between people’s views on its use and safe driving.

June 8, 2022

Research Confirms Roadway Safety Benefits of Traffic Enforcement

High visibility enforcement of traffic safety laws has a positive and measurable impact on roadway safety by reducing dangerous driving behaviors that put road users at risk, research shows.

May 19, 2022

New Projection: U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Reach Highest Level in 40 Years

Drivers struck and killed an estimated 7,485 people on foot in 2021 – the most pedestrian deaths in a single year in four decades and an average of 20 deaths every day, according to a new estimate released by GHSA.

December 6, 2021

As Traffic Deaths Spike During COVID-19, New Report Examines Unsettling Trend of Teen Drivers Speeding – and Dying – on America’s Roads

This GHSA and Ford Motor Company Fund report explores the role that excessive speed plays in traffic deaths involving teens and provides tools for parents to help keep their teen drivers and passengers safe.

September 20, 2020

News Releases

Rural Roads Are Disproportionately Deadly, New GHSA Study Finds

New Report Offers States a Playbook for Messaging to Cannabis Consumers About Roadway Safety

Research Confirms Roadway Safety Benefits of Traffic Enforcement

New Projection: U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Reach Highest Level in 40 Years

As Traffic Deaths Spike During COVID-19, New Report Examines Unsettling Trend of Teen Drivers Speeding – and Dying – on America’s Roads

GHSA Recommends Steps to Fight Racism in Traffic Enforcement

As COVID-19 Shifts Transportation Preferences, New Report Highlights Need for E-scooter and E-bike Safety Initiatives

New Report Calls for "Individualized Justice" Approach to Targeting High-Risk Impaired Drivers

As Families Take to the Roadways, New Report Notes More Than 800 Unbuckled Rear Passengers Killed in 2018