MDOT header (SOM branding)Talking Michigan Transportation (TMT) banner with the Mackinac Bridge.

Polar vortex, winter storms test driver responsibility

On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, conversations about the vital message to drive to the conditions, especially during winter storms.

A small car is sandwiched between two semi trucks in multi-vehicle crash that occurred on I-196 between Hudsonville and Zeeland in Ottawa County.


First, Michigan State Police 1st Lt. Michael Shaw offers his insights on the causes of multi-vehicle crashes like the one that occurred between Hudsonville and Zeeland in Ottawa County on I-196 Monday, Jan. 19.

Later, Bruce Smith, a National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist in Grand Rapids, talks about how the NWS defines various warnings and advisories and what was in place Monday when the crashes occurred.

Listen and subscribe

Listen now at buzzsprout.com/1374205.
Subscribe for Talking Michigan Transportation podcast updates.