PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Kalamazoo County has seen more than its share of tragedies involving bicycles, from the crash in Cooper Township that killed five in 2016 to the August crash that killed a bicyclist in Portage. After so much death, legislators and community leaders are looking for answers.
State Sen. Margaret O’Brien and Rep. Brandt Iden, both Portage Republicans, hosted a bicycling safety town hall Monday night in their hometown to get feedback from their constituents about legislation affecting cars and bicycles. It was a packed house as cyclists, school bus drivers and truck drivers shared their concerns about sharing the road.
“I am one of those people with a $7,000 bike,” said Angela Bowers, who describes herself as a competitive and noncompetitive road cyclist and mountain biker.
Bowers said she’s a safe rider who obeys all the traffic laws, but she understands drivers’ frustrations with some cyclists.
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