GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of California. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
As pedestrian fatalities have soared to historic levels in the past decade, GHSA joined earlier today with U.S. Department of Transportation officials and walking advocates to designate October National Pedestrian Safety Month.
GHSA News Release
September 29, 2020
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September 29, 2020
CONTACT: Adrian Nicholas, 202-580-7934, anicholas@ghsa.org
AFTER-HOURS CONTACT: Pam Shadel Fischer, 908-619-2786, pfischer@ghsa.org
Drugged driving, pedestrian safety and equity in traffic enforcement among top agenda items.
GHSA News Release
September 16, 2020
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September 16, 2020
CONTACT: Adrian Nicholas, 202-580-7934, anicholas@ghsa.org
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Three months into the coronavirus pandemic, the United States faces another crisis: a surge in speeding and reckless behavior on the nation's roadways.
Story by Luz Lazo
May 11, 2020
With many people staying home during the coronavirus pandemic, once-crowded highways are now relatively empty, prompting more drivers to speed.
Story by Erin McLaughlin
April 25, 2020
Speeds are up by as much as 30% on some Los Angeles streets, according to a preliminary analysis by the city's Department of Transportation that measured traffic at a subset of locations.
Story by Richard Winton, Laura J. Nelson & Cindy Chang
April 6, 2020
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) was one of five State Highway Safety Offices to receive a grant from GHSA and ride-hailing company Lyft to prevent impaired driving during the 2019 holiday season. 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.
In the fourth full year of a program designed to estimate traffic fatalities on Los Angeles streets, the number of people killed in car crashes stayed stubbornly high, early data show.
Story by Laura J. Nelson
February 5, 2020
