Perhaps the most noticeable first impression visitors get of Mackinac Island is the absence of automobiles! Visitors and residents travel by foot, bicycle or horse drawn carriage.
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When a smattering of motor vehicles first started appearing on Mackinac Island, a group of carriage men petitioned the village council to prohibit the “dangerous horseless carriages” that were frightening their horses. Village leaders enacted the ban on July 6, 1898 and Mackinac Island has been car free ever since!
Crime for the resident populations tend to be minimal. The recently released 2016 FBI statistics show Mackinac Island had eight violent crimes, or the equivalent of about 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, putting it at No. 5 behind Detroit, Muskegon Heights, Benton Harbor and Highland Park.
States with the fewest vehiclesDelaware has the lowest number of motor vehicle registrations per 1,000 licensed drivers in 2021 (547.23), followed by: District of Columbia (652.13)
Governors Island, New YorkIn the heart of New York Harbor, just 800 yards from lower Manhattan, is the 172-acre, car-free Governors Island. Founded in 1524 by the Lenape who seasonally used the leafy island as a fishing camp, the island was more recently used by the US Coast Guard in the mid-20th century.
The A897 between Helmsdale and Halladale Bridge, near Melvich, runs through several vast areas of wilderness and hamlets such as Kildonan, Kinbrace, Forsinard and Achiemore. Official data gathered by the Department for Transport shows that the road only has 416 cars per year.
Mackinac Bridge Stats:Length: Main span (between main towers) - 3,800 ft. Main towers above water - 552 ft. Maximum depth of water at mid span - 295 ft. Maximum depth of tower piers below water - 210 ft.