GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of Wisconsin. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Drugged driving is a growing issue nationally, and Wisconsin has seen its number of drug-related crash deaths double in the past decade. This article references GHSA's recent report on drug-impaired driving.
Story by Shamane Mills
June 4, 2018
GHSA's latest report on motorcyclist fatality trends found that the average age of motorcyclists killed is now over 40 years old. Report author Tara Casanova Powell discusses what may be contributing to this change.
Story by Shamane Mills
May 8, 2018
Authorized a study on AVs.
Traffic fatalities are up across the nation, and unfortunately teen driver deaths are no exception. GHSA Director of Government Relations Russ Martin discusses the importance of Graduated Driver's Licensing programs and parents' influence on their teens.
June 5, 2017
Article by Ross Terrell
Thanks to a $20,000 grant from GHSA and Responsibility.org's, the Wisconsin DOT Bureau of Traffic Safety will be able to ARIDE-train an additional 400 law enforcement officers this year, helping to combat the growing issue of drug-impaired driving.
May 31, 2017
Story by TaTiana Cash
No bicycle helmet laws.
Helmets required for riders under 18 or with instructional permit. Universal helmet law repealed 1978.
Checkpoints are not conducted. They are prohibited by statute.
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