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Looking forward to the weekend?Did you know that this is a Operation C.A.R.E weekend! We will have extra patrols in construction zones, high crash areas and working Click it or Ticket through Monday. Our goal is to have zero fatal crashes across the district! 
What is Operation C.A.R.E you ask? Well, Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness and Reduction Efforts) began in 1977 as a collaborative effort between the Michigan State Police and the Indiana State Police and is one of the nation’s longest-running traffic safety initiatives. 2/
Operation C.A.R.E. was formed to deter the three key causes of highway fatalities: speeding, impaired driving and failure to use occupant restraints. 3/
This #DriveRightWednesday we are talking Distracted Driving! There will be extra patrols out 10/5 until 10/19 looking for distracted drivers. We are going to start this morning on #TheNine discussing ways to Get your head out of your App! #UTextUDriveUPay
DYK: In Michigan in 2019, there were 18,096 distracted driving crashes, resulting in 70 fatalities and the month of October was the month with the most distracted driving crashes (1,800). #UDriveUTextUpay #DriveRightWednesday
DYK Part II: In Michigan in 2019, Friday was the day with the most distracted-driving crashes (3,099). the hour between 5p.m. and 6p.m. accounted for more distracted driving crashes (1,738) than any other hour. #UDriveUTextUPay
