Michigan

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN MICHIGAN :
GDL - Minimum Age 16 for Learner's Permit
GDL - Cell Phone Restriction Provision
GDL - Age 18 for Unrestrocted License
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Ignition Interlock Law

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
Booster Seat Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Open Container Law
All-Driver Text Messaging Restriction

*States are credited with having laws only if their laws meet Advocates’ optimal criteria

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN MICHIGAN IN THE YEAR 2010: 942

Click here to view the Partners for Child Passenger Safety Study about booster seats in Michigan in Adobe Acrobat Format.

For more information on highway safety legislation in your community, please visit http://www.legislature.mi.gov/.