NHTSA Launches Drugged Driving Initiative, Announces March 15 Summit
With a national opioid epidemic and states legalizing marijuana, NHTSA is making the drugged-driving problem a top priority to ensure U.S. roads, communities and families are safe from impaired drivers.
U.S. DOT, IACP Announce $2.3 Million Grant Program to Combat Drug-Impaired Driving
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) recently announced a new $2.3 million grant program to help combat drug-impaired driving on America’s roads.
Ford Driving Skills for Life Provides Free Hands-on Safety Training to New Drivers
Ford’s 2017 Driving Skills for Life tour will focus on vehicle handling, hazard recognition, speed management and space management, distraction and impaired operation.
NHTSA Releases Two New Studies on Impaired Driving on U.S. Roads
Drunk driving declines, while drug use behind the wheel rises.
GHSA Releases Guide for States as Concerns Raised Over Marijuana Legalization’s Impact on Traffic Safety
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) announced it has released a new guide summarizing the most pertinent marijuana driving studies to date.
New Report Indicates Significant Increase in Fatally-Injured Drivers Who Tested Positive for Drugs
A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has found that in 2016, 44 percent of fatally-injured drivers with known results tested positive for drugs, up from 28 percent just 10 years prior.
Traffic Fatalities Fall in 2014, But Early Estimates Show Increase in 2015
The 2015 fatality estimate is up 8.1 percent from the same period last year, and the fatality rate rose by 4.4 percent.
US DOT Announces Steep Spike in Roadway Deaths
Latest estimate of traffic deaths shows a steep 9.3 percent increase for the first nine months of 2015.