Our Mission. Our mission is to save lives and reduce injuries on West Virginia roadways. We achieve this through a multi-faceted approach: Data-Driven Strategies: We meticulously analyze crash reports, citations, and conduct traffic surveys to pinpoint high-risk areas and tailor our enforcement and education efforts accordingly. Advanced Technology: Our state-of-the-art mobile message board ...
The Northern Regional Highway Safety Office is part of the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) and is the lead agency for West Virginia’s participation in federally mandated and funded highway safety improvement measures. The purpose of GHSP is to encourage, promote, and support safety throughout West Virginia. The state is split into eight traffic safety programs that cover all fifty ...
The West Virginia Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is hosting the WV Highway 2 Safety 2025 traffic safety conference. The conference will provide training and education opportunities for law enforcement and child passenger safety technicians (CPSTs) statewide to assist in their continued efforts to keep our roadways safe for all who travel in and through West Virginia.
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Overview. Prevention Resources In cooperation with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP), the lead agency for West Virginia’s participation in federally mandated and funded highway safety improvement measures, the West Virginia Violence and Injury Prevention Program (WVVIPP) will analyze the impact of the state’s existing DUI Enforcement Programs, Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over ...
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and his Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) announced today that the statewide seat belt usage rate for 2022 came in at 92.5 percent, a new record. This rate exceeds the national average of 90 percent.
This 2024–2026 Highway Safety Plan documents West Virginia’s data-driven highway safety program and identifies the selected ... to develop and implement the highway safety program using performance measures. State Highway Safety Offices (SHSO) and Departments of Transportation (DOT) must coordinate and have identical HSP and ...
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — A high visibility enforcement period will be held by members of law enforcement across West Virginia in September 2024. According to a press release from the West Virginia State Police, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) reminded drivers to follow speed limits and slow down with a high visibility […]
Despite the disruption and effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on highway safety programs and efforts beginning in FFY2020, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) has continued its mission to promote safe driving practices to the best of its ability, and we feel we have continued to rebound positively in FFY2023.
The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program has partnered with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to emphasize the importance of sober driving as summer winds ... WV News Daily. News from around the State and World. What you need to know for today! Don't Miss it! WV Obituaries.
Improve overall data analysis capabilities through enhanced integration and coordination of the various highway safety data systems. Improve overall highway safety data collection and analysis capabilities by developing training programs that educate users and collectors of highway safety data to enhance data collection and analysis capabilities.
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — With children heading back to school, it is important that drivers remember to pay attention and follow all traffic laws. According to a press release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation, as kids go back to school, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) tells those traveling through school […]
Representative for Highway Safety, we are pleased to present the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 West Virginia Highway Safety Plan (HSP), which will serve as a guide for improving the safety of all motorists on ... develop and implement the highway safety program using performance measures. State Highway Safety Offices and Departments of ...
The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP), in collaboration with the West Virginia State Police, is leading this initiative as part of ongoing efforts to reduce speed-related accidents. The enforcement period begins with an event on Friday, September 6, 2024, running from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and will continue through ...
The Northern Regional Highway Safety Office is part of the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) and is the lead agency for West Virginia’s participation in federally mandated and funded highway safety improvement measures. The purpose of GHSP is to encourage, promote, and support safety throughout West Virginia. The state is split into eight traffic safety programs that cover all fifty ...
Transportation.wv.gov is the official Web site for the State of West Virginia and is the result of an innovative public-private partnership between the state and West Virginia Interactive. ... Keeping children safe on West Virginia’s roadways is a priority for the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP). The GHSP Child Passenger Safety ...
555 miles of State owned Interstate Highway 86 miles of West Virginia Turnpike 2,316 miles included in the National Highway System, 20 miles of which are connectors to other modes of transportation such as airports, trains, and buses 7,282 bridges of which 34 percent are more than 100 feet in length