speeding

A new law, signed last week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, will implement new speed limits for bikes and e-bikes on Mackinac Island.

The National Safety Council wants car companies and federal safety regulators to move forward with technology that warns people they're speeding — and keeps them from doing it.

The National Traffic Safety Board is recommends technology that ranges from warning drivers they are speeding, to actually preventing them from going too fast.

A safety group says drivers began speeding more in the first three months of the pandemic — and that increase has held steady since then. The group is calling for more enforcement and reduced highway speed limits.

New research shows advanced safety features in cars can dramatically lower the incidence of certain crashes, especially when the features are combined.…