To help reduce the number of fatal crashes in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Transportation north region is handing out range neon safety vests to pedestrians.
It's an idea that supports the statewide initiative, Toward Zero Deaths.
MDOT reached out to Grand Traverse Metro Fire to help with handing out the vests.
"A lot of people use the sidewalks when they are available in the summertime, but as you know with the snow... sidewalks easily get plowed over so people resort to the easiest pat