NOTE: If you haven't heard the first episode of Collision Course, go back and take a listen. This episode will make a lot more sense if you do. 

For decades, Michigan had some of the most generous benefits available for survivors of catastrophic car accidents. But now, those same survivors face a very different reality: losing their care entirely. 

Today we’re going to pull back from Vladimir Konstantinov’s orbit (we promise we’ll return) and look at how the state's unique auto no-fault system came to be—and the politics behind its undoing.   

Collision Course is a production of Michigan Radio

Our theme music is by Brad Gowland.

Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Archival tape generously provided by NPR’s All Things Considered and WDIV in Detroit. 

A special thanks for Vladimir Konstantinov and his family.

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