Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety
- Location
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34 Peachtree Street Suite 800, One Park Tower
Atlanta, GA 30303
United States - Ads
- Telephone:
- 404-656-6996
- Telephone:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-420-0767
- Web:
- http://www.gahighwaysafety.org/
Governor's Office of Highway Safety(GOHS) provides highway safety data and fact-based analyses that will assist communities and safety advocates in implementing effective programs that will change high-risk driving behavior and increase safety on streets and highways.
The history of GOHS follows that of highway safety in the USA as a whole. In 1966, 50,894 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. and the rate of fatalities per 100 million miles of travel was 5.5. It was projected that, over a 9-year period, the number of fatalities would increase to 100,000 a year if Congress did not do anything to address the problem. Taking heed of these dire predictions, Congress enacted the Highway Safety Act of 1966. This legislation created a unique partnership among federal, state and local governments to improve and expand the Nation's highway safety activities.
The Highway Safety Act of 1968 required governors to be responsible for the administration of the federal highway safety program in each state. The governor, through delegation of powers, had the authority to designate a Governor's Highway Safety Representative to administer the federally-funded highway program. It is through this that the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in Georgia was created.
The Mission of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety is to educate the public on traffic safety and facilitate the implementation of programs that reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities on Georgia roadways.
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