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.
Under the general direction of the Director of the Office of Traffic Safety, the Traffic Records Program Manager is the primary liaison for an enterprise Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) solution by leading business processes and assessments.
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
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December 11, 2019
Contact: Kara Macek, 202-789-0944
California has launched a new campaign featuring highway workers' children to remind drivers to move over in work zones. California Office of Traffic Safety Director Rhonda Craft emphasizes the need to slow down and be cautious.
June 23, 2019
As the Click It or Ticket high visibility enforcement period kicks off, California Office of Traffic Safety Director and GHSA Vice Chair Rhonda Craft reminds drivers and passengers the importance of buckling up.
Story by Kimberly Fu
May 15, 2019
To mark the beginning of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Riverside County California Highway Patrol is running a high visibility enforcement effort. California Office of Traffic Safety Director and GHSA Vice Chair Rhonda Craft discusses the campaign's importance.
April 3, 2019
