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11/18/2025

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03/30/2025

https://www.wxyz.com/news/voices/michigans-new-car-seat-laws-go-into-effect-on-april-2-heres-what-you-need-to-know?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR39LkzbJlMaXHfUana7BZR0LnBm8fJBxh4NAf-vK0sw9HA0y75zH38qTII_aem_X31EkXZ-oiqgXgcD43v4kA

Parents, mark your calendars. April 2 is when Michigan’s new car seat laws go into effect. If you break the law, you could get a ticket, but more importantly, these laws could save lives.

08/08/2023

https://www.axios.com/2023/06/23/pedestrian-deaths-cars-suvs-roads-unsafe

Heavy cars and bad roads make walking more dangerous.

06/22/2023

Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:

Pedestrian fatalities mark grim milestone, safety group projects in new report

The Governors Highway Safety Association projects in a new report that more than 7,500 pedestrians died in 2022.

06/19/2023

Hopefully you’re not reading this while you’re driving 😜

Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:

Michigan's new distracted driving law goes into effect June 30: Here's what to know

Michigan's distracted driving law goes into effect June 30, and covers more than the state's previous ban on texting and driving.

06/13/2023

Insurance companies screwing their customers and going back on promises for cheaper rates… in other news, water is wet.

Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:

Car insurance rates to jump for Michigan drivers as 'catastrophic claims' fees take effect

The higher fees are said to be needed to address a deficit in the catastrophic claims fund that is partly the result of a court decision last year.

06/07/2023

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2023/06/07/michigan-gov-to-sign-hands-free-driving-bills-into-law-what-that-means-for-drivers/

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is slated to sign legislation into law Wednesday that would make it illegal to drive while holding or using a cellphone.

05/31/2023

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/31/teenage-drivers-michigan-crash/70272048007/

More than 30% of deaths involving teen drivers occur between Memorial Day to Labor Day

04/24/2023

Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:

Police target distracted drivers in metro Detroit

Starting Monday, Michigan law enforcement will launch Operation Ghost Rider to prevent distracted driving deaths and injuries.

03/27/2023

https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims

Insurance companies denying claims without even reading the medical records!

Did you know that Michigan does not have "bad faith" laws, meaning that insurance companies go unpunished for acting in bad faith. Maybe it is time for change!

Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.

03/15/2023

In the city? Is it warm and ☀️? Be extra cautious!

Pedestrian deaths in the U.S. account for a growing share of all traffic-related fatalities.

03/14/2023

https://apple.news/AwnxHh0sgQ0-7ma9lBqLUZg

Existing old-fashioned crash data collection systems, which significantly undercount the problem, are inadequate for the digital age of distracted driving.