GHSA Publications

Each year, GHSA publishes reports for its members and partners on a variety of pressing highway safety issues.

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Read two articles excerpted from GHSA's Directions in Highway Safety member newsletter - Vision Zero Shows Success and From Our Perspective: NETS to expand employer-based traffic safety programs in the U.S. through assistance from State Highway Safety Offices.


Preliminary 2017 Pedestrian Fatalities

GHSA's annual Spotlight on Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities projects nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2017.


Bicyclist Safety Report
GHSA and State Farm have partnered for a new report on bicyclist deaths, which rose 12.2% in 2015, the largest percentage increase of any other roadway user group.

Annual Report

GHSA's latest Annual Report highlights the association's activities and accomplishments throughout the 2017 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017).


NCREP Report Cover

In its first completed research project, the National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP) convened a group of national experts, representing states that had enacted such laws, to discuss the potential downstream effects of marijuana legalization on the entire impaired driving system.


Drug-Impaired Driving Report

To confront the complex and evolving issue of drugged driving, GHSA and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org) produced Drug-Impaired Driving: A Guide for States, 2017 Update.


Pedestrian Fatality Report 2017

GHSA's annual Spotlight on Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities projects an 11% increase in the number of persons on foot killed on U.S. roadways in 2016.


Autonomous Vehicle Meet Human Drivers

As autonomous vehicles (AVs) merge into our nation’s traffic, the most pressing safety challenge for states will be preparing human drivers. GHSA's first Spotlight on Highway Safety covering AVs examines the implications of new vehicle technologies for highway safety agencies and advocates.


Mission Not Accomplished

Mission Not Accomplished: Teen Safe Driving, the Next Chapter offers a fresh look at 10 years of data examines the differences in fatal crashes between older and younger teens and provides policy and best practice recommendations.


Wake Up Call! Understanding Drowsy Driving and What States Can Do

This comprehensive, first-of-its-kind report examines the cause and effect of drowsy driving as well as how states and others can best address it.