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- The driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident that
injures or kills any person, or that damages property to an apparent extent totaling $400 or
more, shall immediately report that accident at the nearest or most convenient police station,
or to the nearest or most convenient police officer.
- The driver should sit back at least 10" from the steering wheel.
- If your steering wheel tilts, direct it toward your chest, not your head.
- Children 12 and under are safer in the back seat even if there isn't an air bag in front.
- NHTSA estimates that more than 2,600 lives have been saved by air bags.
- The law states a child up to the age of 4 must be in a child safety seat.
- Each year, there are over 65,000 reported car-deer crashes in Michigan.
- If a deer is on the road, don’t swerve! Brake firmly, hold onto the steering wheel and bring your vehicle to a controlled stop.
- Pedestrian injuries represent the second largest category of motor vehicle-related deaths.
- Of all traffic fatalities, one-half could have been injuries instead of deaths if the people had been wearing seats belts.
- People over 65 are more likely than younger persons to be injured or killed, when involved in an accident.
- Intersections are one of the most common sites of collisions involving older drivers (over 65), especially left-turning situations.
