The Ludington Torch
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Errors in Engineering and Enforcement Affecting Bicycle Safety
A bicycle accident with serious injury on the US 10/31 corridor highlights the fact that it is inherently unsafe to ride a bike between Ludington and Scottville, two fatal accidents over the last seven years show the same. Analyzing those three incidents in the same general area, we see two…
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Deputy's Big Deal Over Big Tires
Here we are, 250 years exactly after our Declaration of Independence was signed by our forefathers, and we're still having to deal with petty tyrants trying to spoil our enjoyment of the occasion here in the little lakeside city of Ludington. This isn't about some sort of earthshattering decree or…
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Bruce Allen: Pedestrian Struck, Killed in his Downtown Domain
Sad news from Manistee, an elderly pedestrian has died from injuries suffered when he was in a downtown crosswalk and reportedly ran into by a car driven by a local student on his way to school last Thursday. The man involved, Bruce Allen, served as a member of the Manistee Downtown Development…
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Recent Motorcycle Police Chase Endangered Rider, Police, Public -- Violated Policy
First off, what follows is by no means an endorsement of fleeing and/or eluding the police when on a motorcycle or any other vehicle or device; one should always pull over when the police give you an indication that they want you to in order to conduct a traffic stop. You can always dispute the…
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Electric Bike Accident Follows Electric Bike Community Forum
On Thursday, September 11, the Ludington Police Department (LPD) held an open forum on what to do about bicycles, scooters, and coaster toys in the city as they consider the…
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Driving is a Privilege, Living is a Right
The Supreme Court has affirmed the right of all Americans to travel within this country, and some have interpreted that to mean driving a motor vehicle is a right. But it is almost universally accepted that one's driving poses a risk to other people's health and property, so the state has the…
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Jumping to Conclusions in Baldwin Pedestrian Accident
One week ago, an older pedestrian in Baldwin was killed after being hit by a driver with a suspended license, it was reported in the local newspaper thusly:…
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Bicyclist Hit from Behind, Then Stabbed in the Back by Police/Media
On the evening of May 21, 2024, the Mason County Press reported the following car/bicycle collision which resulted in serious injury to the cyclist:AMBER TOWNSHIP — A…
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Hitting Close to Home: Fatal Scooter Accident Conclusion is in Justice's Blind Spot
On the last day of June of this year, a life of a Ludington man was taken way too soon in a crash that would not have happened if an elderly driver had been aware…
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Questions to Ask About the Masten Motorcyclist Crash
A collision between a motorcyclist, later identified as Devon Newberry Adair, 33, and a 16 year old car driver, led to the death of the biker and some body damage to the car's driver's side. As reported in the …
