State Highway Safety Showcase

In 2019, through a grant from Responsibility.org and GHSA, the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety contracted with Understanding Legal Marijuana, LLC. to host a training class titled “Marijuana DUI Investigations with Green Lab.”

In 2019, to reduce incidences of impaired driving, the Wyoming Department of Transportation recruited influential community members from throughout the state to help communicate an important, lifesaving message focused on ownership of your personal stretch of road.

In 2019, through a grant from the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF), the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) participated in the Georgia National Fair by setting up a booth to raise awareness regarding drowsy driving.

With its grant, WTSC continued messaging around the findings of its Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis and Alcohol (DUICA) survey and promoted the use of Lyft for safe and sober rides.

With its grant, MeBHS integrated Lyft ride credits into the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” national enforcement campaign.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) used $20,000 in Lyft ride credits to provide safe and sober travel options in Sangamon County — the home of Illinois’ capital, Springfield.

With its grant, California OTS offered Lyft credits to promote the use of safe alternatives to impaired driving through its "Go Safely, California" traffic safety awareness effort. This broad effort helps Californians get where they are going — safely.

The Massachusetts Highway Safety Division (HSD) used grant funding from GHSA and the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) to launch a public awareness campaign. The campaign was designed to engage young drivers on the impacts of drowsy driving and to provide prevention education.

The New York Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) received a grant from the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) and GHSA to provide an informational webinar for law enforcement officers on the effects of drowsy driving in collaboration with Stony Brook University’s School of Health Technology and Management (SHTM).