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.
Publication
GHSA frequently publishes reports to help its members and partners navigate a variety of pressing highway safety issues.
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, FY2018
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.
Motorcyclist Fatalities by State: 2017 Preliminary Data
GHSA projects a 5.6% decrease in motorcyclist fatalities in 2017, but finds that motorcyclists remain significantly overrepresented as a proportion of all traffic deaths.
Countermeasures That Work, 9th Edition
Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices is a basic reference to assist SHSOs in selecting effective, evidence-based countermeasures.
A Guide for Effectively Partnering with State Highway Safety Offices
GHSA's A Guide to Effectively Partnering with State Highway Safety Offices identifies how organizations can collaborate with SHSOs to improve traffic safety outcomes.
GHSA Newsletter Highlights: April 2018
The below article is excerpted from GHSA's Directions in Highway Safety member newsletter.