Will Michigan Lawmakers Finally Adopt Bike-Friendly Safety Laws? With each new year brings the hope for renewed laws and better protections for citizens. And in 2018, it’s been reported by the Associated Press that Michigan lawmakers are proposing to introduce what they call, “some of the nation’s strictest bike-safety regulations and tough new penalties for […]
Michigan Bicycle Accident Lawyers The tragic and absolutely devastating bicycle deaths that occurred near Kalamazoo last week highlight the growing problems bicyclists and motorists are facing on Michigan roadways. The accident occurred when a man driving a pickup truck plowed into a group of bicyclists. The collision results in the deaths of 5 bicyclists, with […]
Last Tuesday, a group of nine bicyclists who called themselves ‘The Chain Gang’ were hit by a pickup truck around 6:30 p.m. near Kalamazoo. The driver of the pickup, Charles Edward Pickett, Jr. of Battle Creek, Michigan, attempted to flee the scene on foot. Pickett, age 50, was apprehended by police a short distance from […]
Earlier this year, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning revisited its Michigan Traffic Crash Facts for the Detroit Metro Area. The area includes Wayne County, Oakland County and Macomb County. The revised stats include car accident, traffic crash and fatality statistics between 2010 and 2014. The numbers are troubling. In 2014, there was over […]
Detroit Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Detroit Bicycle Accident Lawyers More people then ever are walking and riding bicycles to work. The increase has many benefits, including a decrease in obesity, risk of heart disease and stress. However there is a bad side effect from this active lifestyle, and that’s the recent increase in pedestrian and bicycle […]
