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Former State Representative Killed on Motorcycle Ride

Even formerly powerful Democrat state representatives aren't immune from faulty coverage when they die while on a motorcycle.  Douglas Benn…

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2 Jul 20, 2021
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Shared Roads, Shared Responsibilities, Shared Fault

Yesterday, July 12, 2021, two events happened which proved to me how widespread 'autocentrism' is in our culture.  Now, I'm not talking abo…

Started by XLFD

1 Jul 13, 2021
Reply by Willy

Journalistic Malpractice in Accident Reporting

A recent fatal bicycle incident near Bad Axe in the thumb area of Michigan illustrates why both the police and the press need additional tr…

Started by XLFD

14 Jul 6, 2021
Reply by Freedom Seeker

The Ludington Bicycle Safety Stop?

Four decades ago, Idaho legislators passed a revision of the traffic code in their state which allowed bicycles to treat stop signs as yiel…

Started by XLFD

1 Jun 8, 2021
Reply by Willy

The Concealed Weapon that Killed the Motorcyclist

Earlier this evening, a motorcyclist was killed in Springfield, near Battle Creek.  Three media outlets covered this story using different…

Started by XLFD

0 May 30, 2021

Motorcyclist Crashes with Semi, Truck Driver Uninjured

Motorcyclist victims in crashes never get respect.  Yes, there are times when they are totally at fault for their crash for driving without…

Started by XLFD

1 May 27, 2021
Reply by AQUAMAN

The Missing Tips for Motorists

We have seen that the media's usual modus operandi is to mischaracterize almost every motorcycle accident as the fault of the biker, so tha…

Started by XLFD

1 May 12, 2021
Reply by Willy

Picture Tells a Different Story

Police and media often do their best to misrepresent a "motorcycle accident" just like they do for "bicycle accidents".  At around noon tod…

Started by XLFD

0 Mar 21, 2021

Bicycle Accidents That Aren't

A recent Slate magazine article by Henry Grabar titled "It’s Never a “Bicycle Accident”" stresses a point that Bicyclists United with Motor…

Started by XLFD

0 Mar 20, 2021

Engineering a School Tragedy

It's always easiest for society to foist the blame of an avoidable traffic fatality on the innocent, young victim, rather than the longstan…

Started by XLFD

5 Mar 2, 2021
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