September 10, 2024
2024 Winner: Tammy Gweedo McGee
Tammy Gweedo McGee was recognized for her dedicated and passionate support of teen driver safety.
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Governors Highway Safety Association
The States' Voice on Highway Safety
News Releases
January 8, 2025
GHSA Calls for Swift Senate Confirmation of Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary
GHSA will work with Duffy to strengthen the efforts of SHSOs to improve road safety and reduce traffic fatalities.
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News Releases
June 5, 2025
GHSA Board Adopts Safety Tenets for Transportation Reauthorization Bill
GHSA is proposing three key safety tenets that should guide development of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill and maximize the impact of lifesaving roadway safety programs.
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Federal Grant Programs
January 1, 2025
Section 164: Repeat Offender Provision
This provision encourages states to enact a repeat offender law.
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News Releases
April 20, 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.
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February 24, 2025
Innovative Partnership in Roadway Safety Award
The Innovative Partnership in Roadway Safety Award, launched in 2025, recognizes notable achievements by businesses in roadway safety.
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Policies & Priorities
August 24, 2025
GHSA Policy on Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology
This page contains an excerpt from GHSA's Policies and Priorities document outlining GHSA's policy on connected and autonomous vehicle technology.
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Federal Grant Programs
January 1, 2025
Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program
The Section 402 program provides grants to states to improve driver behavior and reduce deaths and injuries from motor vehicle-related crashes.
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News Releases
February 11, 2025
GHSA Chair to Testify Before Congress About U.S. Roadway Safety
GHSA Chair Michael Hanson urges continued support for federal behavioral traffic safety programs run by State and Territorial Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs).
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