Watch a ride-along: Michigan State Police cracking down on distracted driving

Michigan State Police are working hard to stop distracted driving with a new operation that just launched this week.


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[skimmer]

Hard to imagine this was once legal. Wow

[ogcabbage]

This won't stop anyone from being on their phone, this only takes money from people and puts it in the msp's hands

[williamypma]

Santa’s coming have you been a good driver?

[PaulC]

did he get a ticket for driving while doing this interview?
he seemed very distracted to me.

[kennickelson]

In oregon you don't need to lisense your car.. the police won't pull you over.. you can speed, talk on your phone and run red lights be a dangerous driver.. they don't care.. it's the wild wild west...

[dannyscott]

For some reason i think you might want to be more concerned about the water or crime ratings you get then worring about texters .but thats the intelegance you have for a govenor .damb they use more gas and manpower in bullshit then fighting the thugs in dead troit alone

[bentorrey]

Not saying distracted driving is Remember they have a laptop in their vehicle they search your plate on....but that's ok

[kevinogill]

Of course, distracted driving is much more serious than the murder and crime rates in places like Detroit or Grand Rapids or with an overall crime rate placing MI 8th worst in the USA. But, yeah, send the troopers out in force to catch drivers who seem distracted.

[sskula]

Why is it that I see law enforcement looking at their computers while driving just like we see on on patrol instead of dispatch updating them. They should lead by example and by the way I am a big supporter of police .