Highlights of Association Activity, FY 2023
GHSA's Annual Report highlights the Association's accomplishments for the 2023 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).
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GHSA's Annual Report highlights the Association's accomplishments for the 2023 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).
As interim director of the non-profit Oregon Walks, Zachary Lauritzen has one goal and one goal only. "Keeping people safe on our streets," Lauritzen said. He said it starts with good, solid infrastructure. Then, he said, comes the enforcement.
American roads are deadlier than they were before the pandemic and many are looking at changes in police traffic enforcement as a cause. Deaths spiked during 2020, and the fatality rate — deaths per million miles traveled — is still about 18% higher now than in 2019. "It is, unfortunately, an American phenomenon," says Jonathan Adkins, CEO of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).
With traffic fatalities on U.S. streets currently at their highest point in over a decade, a new report has found that enhanced efforts from law enforcement officials could help buck the trend.
A new research study released yesterday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirms that high visibility enforcement (HVE) of traffic safety laws has a positive and measurable impact on roadway safety by reducing dangerous driving behaviors that put road users at risk.
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June 8, 2022
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Equitable enforcement is proven to spur positive behavior change, making U.S. roads safer
High visibility enforcement of traffic safety laws actually works. When carried out, regulations governing driving have a positive and measurable impact on safety by reducing dangerous behaviors behind the wheel that put road users at risk.
In 2020, through a grant from Responsibility.org and GHSA, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) created an additional Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) training class that was offered specifically to city police agencies within the state.
“It’s about being able to leverage technology, & A.I. in this case, to help us better understand what people are doing behind the wheel that potentially puts themselves & others at risk,” said Pam Shadel Fischer, senior director of external engagement for the Governors Highway Safety Association.
The Governors Highway Safety Association thanks and applauds the USDOT and Secretary Pete Buttigieg for the ambitious new National Roadway Safety Strategy that sets a goal of zero roadway fatalities and draws attention to the national traffic safety crisis plaguing America’s roads.