The city says that in order to enforce the ordinance they need to put up signs at entrances and exits to the city, informing drivers of the distracted driving rules.
As of December 12, 978 people have died on Michigan's roadways due to crashes in 2017.
The Michigan Department of Transportation says in a release that in the past week there were 18 fatalities; compared to December 12, 2016, the year-to-date number of fatalities was down by 31.