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Unseen Motorcyclists, Uncharged Motorists

I would have to say that 2014 is not only the year of the invisible motorcyclist in Western Michigan, but also the year of the motorist get…

Started by XLFD

0 Aug 21, 2014

Open Season on Pedestrians in Transitional Block

The 5500 block of the US 10 Highway going through Ludington (effectively that stretch between the north turnoff on Jebavy Drive and the sou…

Started by XLFD

1 Aug 13, 2014
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Benzonia Pedestrian Killed by Distracted Driver

A vehicle leaves the road in Benzie County to strike a pedestrian walking on the shoulder.  This appears to be what the motorist admits, w…

Started by XLFD

0 Aug 12, 2014

Conflicts on the Road are Often Caused by the Road

An Alabama man who posted videos of himself complaining about bicyclists has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment. In the v…

Started by XLFD

1 May 27, 2014
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Bless the Bikes, Curse the Potholes

A Grand Rapids man riding his motorcycle to the Blessing of the Bikes in Baldwin has died after hitting a pothole en route this morning.  I…

Started by XLFD

1 May 19, 2014
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Just a Sunday Driver on Primrose Lane

One thing I will never understand:  people get thrown in jail everyday for legally filming police officers at a distance in public, and yet…

Started by XLFD

0 Apr 14, 2014

A Midwinter PSA About Travel to School and Back

I read this gripe coming from another website from one of my local friends, and had to agree.  I walk my own girl to school in the morning,…

Started by XLFD

0 Jan 21, 2014

Young Bicyclist Killed in Hesperia Crash, the Cold Case, the Moral

This article is an update on a tragic accident that happened in early 2010 in Hesperia recounted in the BUMPS article of the same name.  In…

Started by XLFD

4 Jan 8, 2014
Reply by Patricia Ann Olson

Blaming the Victim Biker, Protecting the Criminal Driver

It's a theme that happens senselessly over and over again.  A motorcyclist is riding lawfully down the roadway, when all of a sudden a moto…

Started by XLFD

0 Oct 6, 2013

Underaged Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian, But Was the Victim Also Negligent?

When an accident happens that involves pedestrians, motorcyclists, or bicyclists I like to analyze the factors that led up to the accident…

Started by XLFD

0 Jul 23, 2013

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