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Speeding Away from Zero: Rethinking a Forgotten Traffic Safety Challenge

  • January 31st, 2019

Speeding-related fatalities account for a considerable proportion of U.S. road trauma, historically comprising approximately one-third of total fatalities. Nationally, there were 9,717 speeding-related fatalities in 2017 – about 26% of the total, though the proportion of speeding crashes differs dramatically across the states. Speeding-related fatalities are associated with a number of factors, including driver characteristics, […]

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Objectively Derived and Self-Reported Measures of Driving Exposure and Patterns Among Older Adults

  • January 31st, 2019

This research brief used data from the AAA Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) study to examine self-reported and objectively derived measures of driving in an older population. Information about older adults’ driving exposure and patterns (i.e., when, where and under what conditions they drive) is important for several reasons. Such information contributes to a […]

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Study Shows Distracted Driving is Changing, but Risks Remain

Study Shows Distracted Driving is Changing, but Risks Remain

  • January 24th, 2019

Statement for attribution to Governors Highway Safety Association Director of Policy and Government Relations Russ Martin WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) thanks the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for conducting ongoing research to better understand the prevalence of distracted driving and its role in traffic crashes. IIHS’ study validates what all drivers  see […]

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“U Text. U Pay”

  • January 22nd, 2019

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and, in support of this traffic safety initiative, NHTSA will be kicking off its annual “U Text. U Drive. U Pay.” national high visibility enforcement campaign to prevent distracted driving. Additionally, NHTSA has developed a robust social media strategy designed to raise public awareness about the consequences of […]

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January 2019 EMS Update: Federal Officials Meet to Coordinate Work on EMS Issues

  • January 17th, 2019

Officials from several agencies gathered in Washington in early December for a meeting of the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS), which helps coordinate EMS-related policy and planning issues across the Federal Government. The agenda included a discussion of some of the responses received to a recent Request for Information (RFI) about how to improve […]

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January 2019 EMS Update: Developing an Evidence-Based Approach to Pre-Hospital Pain Management

  • January 17th, 2019

The opioid crisis has raised questions about the best way to address patients’ pain in the field. While there’s no evidence tying prehospital administration of narcotics to addiction or overdose deaths, finding alternatives to managing pain could reduce the amount of opioids in the field. At the same time, it is critical that patients’ pain […]

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January 2019 EMS Update: NHTSA Hosts EMS Agenda 2050 National Implementation Forum

  • January 17th, 2019

At a forum in September in Washington, speakers challenged EMS leaders in the audience to begin making the changes necessary to achieve a truly people-centered EMS system. “Doing things that are truly people-centered will take hard work and create bruised egos,” said Andy Gienapp, director of the Wyoming Office of EMS. “But that’s our challenge. […]

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New Report: No Progress Reducing Speeding-Related Traffic Deaths

New Report: No Progress Reducing Speeding-Related Traffic Deaths

  • January 17th, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) highlights excessive vehicle speed as a persistent factor in nearly one-third of all motor vehicle-related fatalities. Despite this, speeding is not given enough attention as a traffic safety issue and is widely deemed culturally acceptable by the motoring public. “Speeding Away from Zero: Rethinking […]

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