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Traffic Safety News

MDOT Selected by TIA to Produce Distracted Driving Video

LANSING, Michigan, January 10, 2012 - Narrowly missing being struck by a semi truck, you leave a busy intersection and hear the sound of screeching brakes and crunching metal.  The car behind you was just hit broadside by a driver that inadvertently ran a red light.  Later that night on the television news, you find out that one of the people involved in the horrible crash was pronounced dead.

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Distracted Driving Awareness Campaign Will Honor Romeo High School Student

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, December 1, 2011 - A mock distracted driving crash video will be filmed today on 18 Mile Road, east of Garfield, in Clinton Township.  

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Traffic Safety Leader Outraged by Attack on Judge

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, October 13, 2011 - Jim Santilli, executive director of the Traffic Improvement Association (TIA), is outraged by various news reports that indicate Attorney Robert W. Larin and Wayne State University Professor Kenneth Mogill believe that 48th District Court Judge Kimberly Small is bias in drunk driving rulings.

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New Report Examines Societal Costs of Crashes, Crime; Michigan Traffic Crashes Come with Hefty Price Tag

LANSING, Michigan, August 22, 2011 - The price tag for traffic crashes and index crimes in Michigan in 2009 exceeded $6.7 billion in monetary costs according to a new report released by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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New YouTube Video Explains Procedures for Setting Speed Limits

LANSING, Michigan, August 17, 2011 - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michigan State Police (MSP) have released a new YouTube video to help motorists understand how speed limits are established.  The one-minute video explains the process that state agencies use to set speed limits.  The new video is available on MDOT's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/michigandot.

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More Than 100 People Gathered in Macomb County to Support Distracted Driving Awareness

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, May 3, 2011 - A distracted driving public forum was hosted at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library on Monday.

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Oakland County Traffic Safety Officials Share Lifesaving Success Story at Michigan Conference

LANSING, Michigan, March 24, 2011 - Officials from the Traffic Improvement Association (TIA) and Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) today spoke at the Michigan Traffic Safety Summit, a statewide conference for law enforcement, traffic engineers, government officials and other safety advocates.

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