Tag: COVID-19

  • May 5th, 2020

The CDC has created a road travel toolkit to help transportation departments and other partners relay COVID-19 prevention messaging to domestic travelers. This toolkit provides messages, graphics and products to: Support timely messaging to those traveling by road in the United States. Share CDC resources and content with transportation partners. Help transportation partners develop further […]

  • May 5th, 2020

Statement by GHSA Executive Director Jonathan Adkins WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that 36,120 people were killed on U.S. roadways in 2019, a 1.2% decrease from 2018 and the third straight year of modest declines. This is good news, but clearly much work remains. Tens of thousands of […]

  • May 1st, 2020

Bad assumptions make data from Weeks 1-14 insufficient. Please see accurate data from Week 15 forward.  It is Week 8 of the coronavirus pandemic, and total crash data is still on the decline in Alabama. Crashes have declined to less than 40% of their pre-COVID levels, INCLUDING speed-involved and fatal crashes. View Graph This report comes […]

  • April 24th, 2020

Bad assumptions make data from Weeks 1-14 insufficient. Please see accurate data from Week 15 forward.  It is Week 7 of the coronavirus pandemic, and total crash data is still on the decline in Alabama. Crashes have declined to less than 40% of their pre-COVID levels, INCLUDING speed-involved and fatal crashes. View Graph This report comes […]

  • April 21st, 2020

Bad assumptions make data insufficient. Please see accurate data from Week 15 forward.  In Alabama, total crashes have declined to less than 40% of their pre-COVID levels, INCLUDING speed-involved and fatal crashes. View Graph This report comes amid reports from other states indicating that their drivers are taking advantage of fewer vehicles on the road, […]

  • April 17th, 2020

Traffic Safety Community Urges Safer Driving During Coronavirus Pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C. – Emptier streets may be encouraging some drivers to flout traffic safety laws, including speed limits. Despite there being far fewer vehicles on the road due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, state highway safety officials across the country are seeing a severe spike in speeding. […]

  • April 13th, 2020

Newsletter Topics An Update from Dr. Jon Krohmer, Director, NHTSA Office of EMS New COVID-19 Resources Page, Webinars on EMS.gov Addressing Personal Protective Equipment Challenges EMS Agenda 2050, Federal Role in EMS Discussed at EMS Today Work on National EMS Education Standards, Other Projects, Continues NEMSAC April 2020 Meeting Cancelled

  • April 13th, 2020

Dear Traffic Safety Community, On behalf of GHSA, I hope you and your families are staying healthy and safe during these uncertain times. Many traffic safety organizations have canceled or postponed a number of in-person meetings this spring and summer in response to coronavirus-related travel restrictions and health concerns. The continued ambiguity surrounding how soon […]