A look at crash fatality numbers and an update on work zone safety cameras

About this episode

The episode discusses a decline in highway fatalities and safety measures to reduce crashes in Michigan.

On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a follow-up conversation on numbers recently released by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) showing a decline in highway fatalities in 2025. Gregg Brunner, chief operations officer at the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), talks about measures that can help reduce crashes, which saw a 7 percent decline from 2024 to 2025 in Michigan. Nationwide, annual fatality numbers returned to pre-pandemic lev...

People in this episode

Guest: Gregg Brunner

Topics covered

• crash fatalities
• work zone safety
• traffic safety measures
• highway safety
• NHTSA statistics

Keywords

• crash fatality numbers
• work zone safety cameras
• highway fatalities
• NHTSA
• traffic safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan Department of Transportation, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

Places: Michigan

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