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marmar

(77,846 posts)
Thu Aug 22, 2024, 04:59 PM Aug 22

Huntington Woods woman dies in Mackinac Island bicycle-carriage crash


(Detroit Free Press) A 77-year-old Huntington Woods woman is dead after her bicycle collided with a carriage on Mackinac Island, police said.

The incident happened around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at Main Street and Bogan Lane, according to the Mackinac Island Police Department. The woman was bicycling westbound and crashed with a carriage going eastbound, police said.

The victim suffered serious injuries in the crash. Officials transported the victim to McLaren Hospital in Petoskey, where she died of her injuries, police said.

Mackinac Island Police are not releasing the victim's identity at this time. Police reported no other injuries or fatalities in the incident. ...........(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/08/22/mackinac-island-bicycle-carriage-crash-death-huntington-woods/74901760007/




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Huntington Woods woman dies in Mackinac Island bicycle-carriage crash (Original Post) marmar Aug 22 OP
Carriage Rides LessAspin Aug 22 #1
There are a lot of "bikers" who should not be on bikes. LisaM Aug 23 #2

LessAspin

(1,335 posts)
1. Carriage Rides
Thu Aug 22, 2024, 10:52 PM
Aug 22

https://travelpuredetroit.com/mackinac-island/

My wife and I took a carriage tour ride there last summer there. We had a Romanian carriage driver/tour guide. She was very informative and funny. Doing it to work her way through college.

Unfortunately it's not surprising to hear about the accident. Between the carriages, bikes, and foot traffic .. it gets really hard to move around .. sad story.

LisaM

(28,338 posts)
2. There are a lot of "bikers" who should not be on bikes.
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 07:52 AM
Aug 23

I rode around the island on a rented bike last summer. Half of the people easily should not have been on bikes (not to mention that many of the bikes are big and clunky). The poor woman was probably pushed out of the bike lane by some out-of-control child whose parents were just shrugging, or someone from another country who had clearly never been on a bike. There were times when the ride wasn't even enjoyable because there were so many unskilled bike riders. It was a defensive battle.

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