Bicycle Accidents Decreasing Across Washtenaw County, Sheriff's Report Finds
The number of bicycle-vehicle accidents in the Dexter area is down from 2011, according to the sheriff's traffic services department.
The number of bicyclists involved in traffic collisions in the Dexter area is decreasing, according to a recent report from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office. From January to June, the sheriff's office has policed 15 pedestrian or bicycle-vehicle crashes. Of those, there was one fatality, 13 injuries, and one damaged property. "So far this year, the number of bicycle collisions in western Washtenaw County is down significantly, which is a good thing," Detective Robert Losey said. "In comparison, in 2011 there were 42 accidents across Washtenaw County policed by our agency involving pedestrians or bicyclists." Of those accidents, three were fatalities, 34 were injuries, and five resulted in property damage. In light of the recent death …
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Jason
9:51 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
Bike trails are great, but they are incredibly limited and don't take me where I want or need to go. For the same reason you don't use your car exclusively to do laps in a subdivision, I don't use my bike to do laps at Hudson Mills. A bike is transportation with the same legal right to use the road as a car. If you can't coexist with other legal users of the roadway, please leave your car in the … more ›