Highway Safety Association

• Ford and Governors Highway Safety Association Bring Driving Skills for Life Program to Maryland

Program uses "hands-on" training to teach young drivers and address key teen crash problems BALTIMORE, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the midst of growing national awareness about the dangers facing teen drivers, the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Governors Highway Safety Association, and the Maryland State Highway Administration's Highway Safety Office are partnering to bring the Ford Driving Skills for Life (Ford DSFL) teen safe driving program to more than 400 Baltimore area teen drivers. The trainings will take place at the Maryland Police & Correctional Training Commissions in Sykesville, MD on Saturday, October 16th and Sunday, October 17th. There is no cost to participants.

• U.S. Newswire
• October 15, 2010

• Roadway Safety Association Cites Highway Improvements As a Major Contributor in Reducing Roadway Fatalities

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that roadway deaths in the United States in 2010 fell to 32,885, the lowest level since 1949. The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) - a national roadway safety association - credits the nation's Highway Safety Improvement Program - or HSIP -- as a major contributor to this record low number. HSIP, a core part of the Federal-aid highway program, was signed into law on Aug. 10, 2005 as part of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The program was established to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads through the implementation of infra...

• U.S. Newswire
• December 12, 2011

• Center for Auto Safety, Petitioner, v. Raymond A. Peck, Jr., Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Respondent, Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc., Automobile Importers of America, Inc., Intervenors. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Petitioner, v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, as Secretary, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Raymond A. Peck, Jr., as Administrator, Respondents, Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc., Automobile Importers of America, Inc., Intervenors. Allstate Insurance Companies, Petitioner, v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, as Secretary, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Raymond A. Peck, Jr., as Administrator, Respondents., 751 F.2d 1336 (D.C. Cir. 1985)

James F. Fitzpatrick, Washington, D.C., with whom John M. Quinn, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. and Allstate I...

• Federal Circuits

• Ford and Governors Highway Safety Association to Bring Driving Skills for Life Program to Washington State for First Time

Program to teach more than 400 teens hands-on safety training to address key teen crash problems -- More than 400 Seattle area teens are invited to participate in the Ford Driving Skills for Life Ride and Drive hands-on driving safety event. Program is one of the only in the nation with a comprehensive series of exercises that allow teens to learn firsthand about driving hazards from a professional driver

• U.S. Newswire
• August 04, 2010

• Californian Elected As New Chairman of the Governors Highway Safety Association ; Drunk Driving, Aggressive Driving and Teen Safety Top Priority List

To: National Desk Contact: Jonathan Adkins of the Governors Highway Safety Association, 202-789-0942

• U.S. Newswire
• October 30, 2006

• Meharry-State Farm Alliance Honored by the Governors Highway Safety Association.

Alliance receives award for its work to improve highway safety, encourage seat belt use and reduce injuries and deaths among African-American motorist...

• Business Wire
• October 04, 2006

• Ford Motor Company Fund, Governors Highway Safety Association Put Focus On Central Illinois for Operation Teen Safe Driving

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Dan Jarvis, Safety Public Affairs of Ford Motor Company, +1-313-845-2709, djarvis1@ford.com; Bill Jamieson, Marketing and Communications of PCGCampbell, +1-313-203-7171, bjamieson@pcgcampbell.com; Jonathan Adkins of Governors Highway Safety Association, +1-202-789-0942, jadkins@ghsa.org

• U.S. Newswire
• March 12, 2007

• State Highway Safety Association Praises Nhtsa Nominee

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Jonathan Adkins of Governors Highway Safety Association, +1-202-789-0942 ext. 13, +1-202-669-9746 (cell)

• U.S. Newswire
• April 08, 2009

• Governors Highway Safety Association Praises Lifesaving Highway Bill

WASHINGTON, July 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) congratulates Congress for enacting the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act - - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) after a nearly three-year effort. Jim Champagne, chairman of GHSA, praised the bill and said, "GHSA members are pleased that this long reauthorization effort has concluded and that so many new resources are provided for State Highway Safety Offices. The additional funding will help states maintain the progress they have already made on highway safety and help them make new inroads against existing and emerging highway safety problems.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 29, 2005

• Ford and Governors Highway Safety Association Announce 2007 Driving Skills for Life Teen Safety Program

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Dan Jarvis of the Ford Motor Company, +1-313-845-2709 or djarvis1@ford.com; Bill Jamieson of PCGCampbell, +1-313-203-7171 or bjamieson@pcgcampbell.com; Jonathan Adkins of the Governors Highway Safety Association, +1-202-789-0942 or jadkins@ghsa.org

• U.S. Newswire
• January 16, 2007