Excited to announce that I have started a new role at CambridgeSystematics as Senior Transportation Analyst for Safety. Looking forward to working on a range of new transpo safety projects - thank you for great seven years at GHSA! Also check me out at linkedin.com/in/russmartind…

GHSA projects that drivers struck and killed 3,373 people walking during the first half of 2023. 'While we've made some modest progress, there's still obviously quite a bit of work to be done,' GHSA's Russ Martin told Joel Rose.

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How Hoboken Has Gone Years Without a Traffic Death governing.com/transportation…

Drivers struck and killed 3,373 people walking during the first half of 2023 – down 4% from the year before but 14% above the pre-pandemic level.

GHSA’s new data analysis examines pedestrian fatalities by state since 2019: ghsa.org/resources/Pede… Westat #SafeSystem

Early this year, the U.S. will mark a tragic milestone: 4,000,000 roadway deaths. Every single one of these people left behind countless family members, friends and neighbors. Something must change.

Our statement: ghsa.org/resources/news…

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On February 28 the Johns Hopkins University Traffic Law Enforcement Research Team will host a virtual meeting featuring four national experts in a discussion of potential roles and education needs for LELs.

Please register here: bit.ly/4bEk3wR

#NowHiring ! GHSA is seeking a senior staff accountant to join our dynamic team committed to achieving zero deaths on the nation's roadways.

Learn more and apply today: ghsa.org/resources/safe… #hiring #accountant #senioraccountant #finance #trafficsafety

#NowHiring ! GHSA is seeking a senior staff accountant to join our dynamic team committed to achieving zero deaths on the nation's roadways.

Learn more and apply today: ghsa.org/resources/safe… #hiring #accountant #senioraccountant #finance #trafficsafety

The #GHSA2024 Annual Meeting is coming to Indianapolis this September! Join us in the crossroads of America at a pivotal time for traffic safety efforts. Registration opens in March. Stay tuned for more!

ghsa.org/events/Annual-… Indiana CJI

NHTSA announces $350 million for states, territories and tribes to upgrade data collection systems through a new program funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. More: nhtsa.gov/press-releases…

The #GHSA2024 Annual Meeting is coming to Indianapolis this September! Join us in the crossroads of America at a pivotal time for traffic safety efforts. Registration opens in March. Stay tuned for more!

ghsa.org/events/Annual-… Indiana CJI

New AAA Foundation research uncovers characteristics and risk factors of fatal roadside worker crashes, which is important to document how dangerous it is to be on the roadside with fast-moving traffic AAA newsroom.aaa.com/2024/01/highwa… via Andrew Gross

Tomorrow is early bird deadline for Lifesavers Conference. GHSA is hosting a pre-training for first responders on #automatedvehicles , with Respondersafety.com and Waymo; I'll be presenting on GHSA's recent automated enforcement report (tinyurl.com/mr3aay3a), supported by State Farm

#IIHSNews : All 20 participating automakers have fulfilled a voluntary pledge to equip nearly all the light vehicles they produce for the U.S. market with automatic emergency braking (AEB). go.iihs.org/news-AEB-commi…

ICYMI, nhtsagov has released the 11th edition of Countermeasures That Work - an authoritative source summarizing the current state of knowledge on a range of effective roadway safety strategies, and showing where more evaluation is needed nhtsa.gov/press-releases…

Ann Carlson, nhtsagov Acting Administrator, and the NHTSA team were generous to spend some time with GHSA's Executive Board in D.C. We have long-standing partnership on grant-funded highway safety programs and many new NHTSA resources are soon to come.

We recently had the opportunity to catch back up with our partners at AASHTO, who have new assoc. leadership that are continuing the state DOTs' collective focus on roadway safety and the implementation of the #Safesystem tinyurl.com/5yvdpwve

Traffic safety cameras are proven to change driver behavior, but this lifesaving technology isn't allowed in many parts of the country. Our new report with support from State Farm makes recommendations for effective automated enforcement programs.

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Join us on 12/19 as we examine the benefits of traffic safety cameras, recommendations for states and cities and how to build public support for this life-saving technology. ghsa.org/events/upcomin…

State Farm Jonathan Adkins Russ Martin Altumint Melissa Wandall NCSR

Join us this Thursday to learn about the latest research from the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program and how states and traffic safety partners can put it to use.

Register: ghsa.org/events/upcomin…

TRB nhtsagov Mark Ezzell Target Zero #BTSCRP