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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
This report is intended to be a guide that provides helpful insights for researchers to use when navigating the process of Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP2) data acquisition and processing. Download PDF This report describes the methodologies and datasets used to prepare a set of data reductions that supported analyses of speeding behavior as […]
This pdf document outlines previous and potential traffic safety measures on the Federal level in the following areas. Encouraging Safer Driving Behavior Vehicle Safety Improvements Roadway Safety Improvements Commercial Transportation Safety Options for Congress State of Traffic Safety in America Driving is one of the riskiest activities the average American engages in. Deaths and serious […]
The EMS and 911 systems play a vital role in the response to public health emergencies such as COVID-19. On the frontlines of the healthcare system, EMS clinicians and emergency telecommunicators are often the first to recognize or be exposed to a person potentially infected with the novel coronavirus. EMS personnel also transport patients who […]
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
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 […]
In this issue… Moving Towards Zero Getting to Zero Together: A National Safety Engineers Peer Exchange Partnerships…a Simple Word but Critical to Achieving Zero Deaths on our Roadways Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Is it a Plan? Is it a Policy? Is it a Program? Yes! It’s STEP Integration Bikeway Selection Guide: Accelerating the Delivery of […]
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.2 million in grants to go toward extra enforcement of Alabama’s traffic safety laws. Ivey said the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will use the grants to target “hot spots” where speeding and drunken driving are known to be problems. The grants will allow for additional patrols and overtime in those […]
