Michigan House OKs automated speeding tickets in construction zones

by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety

Michigan residents could soon receive highway speeding tickets without ever being pulled over by a police officer. Bipartisan bills to legalize the automated issuance of speeding tickets in construction zones received approval Thursday in the state House. The bills...

Michigan had more crashes but less drunk, drugged and distracted driving in 2022

by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety

Michigan had 293,341 traffic crashes in 2022, which resulted in the death of 1,123 individuals. Last year’s crash total marked a 4% increase from 2021, though it was an improvement from the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic that impacted travel patterns in...

National Work Zone Memorial returning to Clare Welcome Center during July 4 holiday

by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety

For the second year in a row, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Clare Welcome Center will host the National Work Zone Memorial over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This special memorial honors the more than 1,600 lives of road workers,...

More people are dying in traffic crashes. Officials blame risky behavior.

by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

Michigan saw a rise in traffic fatalities last year despite fewer vehicles on the road. In 2022, the state had a 15% increase in traffic deaths compared to 2019, according to a report published Wednesday, June 21, by the national transportation research nonprofit...

Traffic deaths spike in Michigan since 2019; experts blame risky driving

by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

Traffic deaths jumped 15 percent from 2019 to 2022 in Michigan, even though the pandemic decreased total travel — and experts blame risky driving. Data released Thursday by TRIP, a national research nonprofit, show Michigan drivers traveled over 100 billion miles in...