GHSA Publications

Rural roads are beautiful, but they’re hiding a deadly secret – nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on them, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas.

GHSA's Annual Report highlights the Association's accomplishments for the 2022 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022).

GHSA's Annual Report highlights the Association's accomplishments for the 2021 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021).

Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle, a new report from GHSA and Ford Motor Company Fund, highlights the significant role speeding plays in teen driver fatalities and offers practical tools to help parents rein in this lethal driving habit.

GHSA's Annual Report highlights the Association's accomplishments for the 2020 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020).

Download this special complimentary issue of Directions in Highway Safety, GHSA’s members-only newsletter. To receive future issues of Directions, become an Associate Member of GHSA and join us as we lead the way in moving toward zero deaths on our nation’s roadways.

GHSA's latest spotlight report, Speeding Away from Zero: Rethinking a Forgotten Traffic Safety Challenge, highlights excessive vehicle speed as a persistent contributor to motor vehicle fatalities, accounting for nearly a third of traffic deaths each year.

Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices is a basic reference to assist State Highway Safety Offices in selecting effective, evidence-based countermeasures.

From 2000 to 2011, 19,447 fatal crashes involving teen drivers were speeding-related. Despite a significant drop in overall fatal teen driving crashes during that same time frame, speeding has actually grown slightly as a contributing factor.