SAFER by 2030: Michigan's Aggressive Effort to Reduce Traffic Fatalities (12-12-25)

We welcome Alicia Sledge, director of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) and chair of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Commission (GTSAC), for this segment of West Michigan Weekend.

Alicia joined host Phil Tower for an overview of a serious and aggressive effort to reduce traffic fatalities in Michigan.

SAFER by 2030…. Is the name of the initiative AND SAFER is an acronym for “Statewide Action to Reduce Fatalities Encountered on our Roadways” by 30 percent by 2030.

The new program involves several state of Michigan agencies and departments working collaboratively to create a culture of safe driving in Michigan, to work towards Zero Traffic Deaths.

In 2024, 288,880 traffic crashes in Michigan took the lives of 1,099 people. Those 1099 fatalities were an increase over the 2023 number of 1095 automotive fatalities.

The SAFER by 2030 initiative focuses on three key areas of Awareness, Engagement, and Enforcement.


Helpful Links:

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING

LeaMichigan.gov/saferby2030