GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of Michigan. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Authorizes full deployment of AVs without a human operator.
Helmets required for riders under 21 or for riders and passengers without additional insurance. Universal helmet law repealed 2012.
4 years
None
Zero tolerance for THC
Zero tolerance for some drugs
Legal for medical and recreational use
70 (75 on select segments)
65
70
60; 55 if speed limit for cars is less than 70 MPH
70
60; 55 if speed limit for cars is less than 70 MPH
0.17
30-180 days
After 45 days
Mandatory for high BAC (0.17) and repeat convictions
Yes
Yes
Under age 8 and under 57" tall
Under 4 yrs in rear seat if available
8-15 yrs or 57" or taller
17 years
14 / 9
6
50 (10)
16
10 p.m. - 5 a.m.
No more than 1 under 21
Primary
16 and over
Front
No
Yes, handheld ban. Primary law.
Drivers with Level 1 or Level 2 license. Primary law.
All drivers. Primary law.
None
n/a
None
n/a
Pamela Fischer, senior director of external engagement at the Washington D.C.-based Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), offers her organization’s perspective on the problem and how automated traffic enforcement could stem the tide.
As summer winds down and millions of Americans take to the roads for the Labor Day weekend, GHSA is reminding motorists that State Highway Safety Offices and their federal and law enforcement partners are stepping up efforts to reduce drunk and drug-impaired driving.
As summer winds down and millions of Americans take to the roads for the Labor Day weekend, GHSA is reminding motorists that SHSOs and their federal and law enforcement partners are stepping up efforts to reduce drunk and drug-impaired driving, a preventable behavior that puts road users at risk.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26, 2021
CONTACT: Adam Snider, 202-580-7930
202-365-8971 (after hours)
As traffic volumes rise, State Highway Safety Offices increase efforts to protect road users
The weather is getting warmer. With spring at our doorstep, that means more people will be hitting the roads -- and that includes new teen drivers. But there’s a statistic that’s weighing on many minds.
Story by Ashley Smith
March 18, 2021
When a person reads a text while driving, his or her eyes are off the road for an average of five seconds. At 55 miles per hour, that’s like driving the length of a football field while blindfolded.
A new study found in a five-year period, nearly five thousand teens died in crashes because of speeding, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Story by Ali Hoxie
February 17, 2021
"For 30 years, 1979 to 2009, pedestrian fatalities decreased by 50 percent. Now, it's increased by 50 percent since then," said Richard Retting, who conducted the pedestrian fatalities study for GHSA.
Story by Joe Lapointe
March 4, 2020
