The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), a nonprofit association representing the highway safety offices of states, territories, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, recently highlighted the actions it has taken over the past year to prioritize traffic safety and address the risky driving behaviors.
Actions include:
From 2019 to 2021, drunk driving deaths increased 18 percent. GHSA published a study that concluded that state laws that indicate when ignition interlock devices should be removed from drunk driving offenders’ vehicles can help reduce repeat offenses.
In 2022, drivers killed more than 7,500 pedestrians. Later this month, GHSA will release a preliminary fatality data for the first half of 2023.
The association awarded grants to State Highway Safety Offices to support access to safe, equitable mobility and youth active transportation safety projects in underserved areas.
The association updated its policies and priorities to reflect its support for lower state blood alcohol content limits for impaired drivers.
GHSA also urges the U.S. Senate to confirm a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration administrator. The post has been vacate for all but 96 days since January 2017.
The United States is expected to reach 4 million roadway deaths in 2024. Statistics began being recorded in 1899.