Policies and Priorities - Current as of August 13, 2023

The Highway Safety Act of 1966 established the 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant program and charged the states (including Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Indian Nations and the U. [...] Financing Highway Safety and Injury Control C.4 Funding for the State and Community Safety Grant Program and the National Priority Safety Program Congress’ first priority should be the robust funding of the Section 402 State and Community Safety Grant Program. [...] D.6 Federal Occupant Protection Training Programs GHSA supports and encourages the certification and adoption of NHTSA’s current occupant protection curriculum by the states and the inclusion of the curriculum or its equivalent in the required training for police recruits and for the in-service training of officers. [...] Impaired Driving E.22 Alcohol and Cannabis Advertising GHSA strongly encourages the alcohol and spirits industry and the cannabis industry to utilize advertising messages to discourage combining drinking and drug use with driving and to market all products responsibly. [...] NHTSA should also examine a number of issues such as: the impact of speed fines and points, the effect of decriminalizing speed violations, the coordination of speed campaigns with those for safety belts and impaired driving, and potential changes to vehicle standards to limit the speed of passenger vehicles.