GHSA Publications

GHSA's annual spotlight report, Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2019 Preliminary Data, offers a first look at state and national trends in 2019 pedestrian deaths. The report projects 6,590 pedestrians were killed on U.S. roads in 2019, the highest number in more than 30 years.

GHSA's report, High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat, focuses on the challenges and opportunities associated with the high-risk impaired driver — a person who lacks the restraint or self-control to resist driving impaired.

GHSA's new spotlight report, Rear Seat Belt Use: Little Change in Four Years, Much More to Do, explores adult rear seat belt use rates, state laws and enforcement, and public education efforts.

GHSA's Annual Report highlights the Association's accomplishments for the 2019 Fiscal Year.

This white paper summarizes the outcomes of a May 8 GHSA/State Farm® interdisciplinary expert panel meeting on traffic safety education and law enforcement amid the advent of automated vehicle technology.

As traffic crashes remain the leading cause of death for teens and young adults, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Peer-to-Peer Teen Traffic Safety Program Guide," prepared by GHSA, examines the components of successful peer-to-peer programs.

GHSA's Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2018 Preliminary Data projects 6,227 pedestrians were killed on U.S. roads in 2018, the highest number in nearly three decades.

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.