Featured Events

March 23-24, 2021 | Virtual

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) will host an online technical conference focused on new and innovative solutions to transportation challenges being implemented in communities in the United States and around the world. GHSA Senior Director of External Engagement Pam Shadel Fischer will speak at the "Micromobility Facility Design" session on March 24 at 1:30 p.m. ET.

December 16, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. ET

Join GHSA Associate Member the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) and StopDistractions.org for a virtual discussion with The Honorable Ray LaHood, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, as they review the tragic impact that distracted driving continues to have on communities, victims and families. Secretary LaHood, along with Steven Kiefer, founder of The Kiefer Foundation and Jennifer Smith, CEO of StopDistractions.org, will discuss current laws in place to keep drivers safe behind the wheel.

December 15, 2020 | 12:00 p.m. ET

Join GDC Chief Research Officer David Ocamb and GHSA Associate Member the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org) Vice President of Traffic Safety and Government Relations Dr. Darrin Grondel for a discussion on current trends and how they impact impaired driving, what regulations are in place now and what the data says on how this will affect the future when it comes to traffic regulations and enforcement. 

December 15, 2020 | 11:00 a.m. ET

Join the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for a live virtual event on December 15 at 11 a.m. ET. The press conference will focus on coordinated federal and state high-visibility enforcement efforts to combat alcohol- and drug-impaired driving. NHTSA Deputy Administrator James Owens will be joined by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L.

This session provides an update on the latest evolving science of adult rear-seat occupant protection and a forum for discussion of the gaps and next steps in improving rear-seat motor vehicle safety.

November 12, 2020 | 3:00 p.m. ET

Join GHSA on Thursday, November 12 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET for a roundtable discussion on speeding trends during the pandemic, state and local efforts to address this issue, and the opportunities and challenges presented by automated speed enforcement. This webinar is sponsored by Redflex.

Moderator:

• Russ Martin, Senior Director of Policy and Government Relations, GHSA

Sponsor Remarks:

During the event, NSC will present its motor vehicle fatality estimates for May and the group will discuss everyone’s role in making the roads safer as we continue grappling with the pandemic.

Micromobility – or the use of shared bicycles, e-bikes and scooters – is helping to revolutionize the movement of people in cities and on college campuses across the U.S. However, this increasingly popular mode of transportation is not without its issues.

Learn about Responsibility.org's new High-Risk Impaired Driver (HRID) toolkit and grants to states, the impacts of marijuana legalization in Canada and new technology tools available to the criminal justice community to better manage impaired drivers.

July 22 | 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET

This roundtable discussion will examine behavioral approaches to speed management, including pandemic speeding trends and highway safety community countermeasures. Panelists will discuss automated enforcement, as well as an upcoming speed management pilot project sponsored by GHSA, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and the National Road Safety Foundation.  

This webinar is open to all and registration is required.