Automated Vehicle Safety Expert Panel: Engaging Drivers and Law Enforcement
This white paper summarizes the outcomes of a May 8 GHSA/State Farm® interdisciplinary expert panel meeting.
Publication
GHSA frequently publishes reports to help its members and partners navigate a variety of pressing highway safety issues.
Motorcyclists’ Attitudes on Using High-Visibility Gear To Improve Conspicuity
This report by NHTSA and GHSA's National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP) examines why riders choose to wear – or not wear – high-visibility gear. Through conducting a focus group of motorcycle riders, the report finds that while most participants did not regularly wear such gear, those who did reported doing so after having been in a crash with a motor vehicle, or personally knowing another rider who had been in such a crash.
Social Media Practices in Traffic Safety
To assess the ways in which State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) use social media, NHTSA and GHSA's National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP) performed a scan of publicly available SHSO social media channels.
Peer-to-Peer Teen Traffic Safety Program Guide
As traffic crashes remain the leading cause of death for teens and young adults, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) "Peer-to-Peer Teen Traffic Safety Program Guide," prepared by GHSA, examines the components of successful peer-to-peer programs.
Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2018 Preliminary Data
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.
Speeding Away from Zero: Rethinking a Forgotten Traffic Safety Challenge
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. The report takes a fresh look at this challenge, outlining the latest research, programming, and countermeasures to address speeding.
Traffic Safety Impacts of Marijuana Legalization
As of October 2018, nine states have legalized recreational marijuana, and similar legislation has been proposed in at least 20 others. As states consider changing their laws, it is important to take into account the traffic safety ramifications legalized marijuana may have. To help states understand these impacts, GHSA has compiled the most pertinent research into "Traffic Safety Impacts of Marijuana Legalization," a succinct, four-page guide to the issue.
Highlights of Association Activity, FY 2018
GHSA's Annual Report, Highlights of Association Activity, highlights the Association's accomplishments from the 2018 Fiscal Year.
Preparing for Automated Vehicles: Traffic Safety Issues for States
GHSA's Preparing for Automated Vehicles: Traffic Safety Issues for States outlines potential highway safety issues that autonomous vehicles will bring to the states.
Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States
GHSA's Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States presents new research on marijuana and opioids' impact on driving ability.