The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Arizona Governor’s Highway Safety Office will host the annual GHSA meeting in Scottsdale September 7th-10th. Approximately 400 top highway safety and public health officials from across the country will be in attendance.
The 2008 GHSA conference, themed Turning Knowledge into Action, focuses on how to translate research into effective state highway safety programs. A multitude of traditional and emerging highway safety issues will be addressed including:
1. Underage Drinking and the National Minimum Drinking Age.
2. Distracted and Inattentive Driving.
3. Making Teens Safer Drivers.
4. Improving Motorcycle Safety.
5. Use of Speed Cameras to Reduce Speeding-related Fatalities.
6. Implementing Ignition Interlocks for Drunk Driving Offenses.