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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...