Kalamazoo Bicycle Club

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“Five Foot” Magnets and Bumper Stickers Available

KBC’s Education Committee is distributing motor vehicle magnets and bumper stickers showing the 5′ passing image. So, pick some up at any of the local bike shops, put them on your car or truck, and give them to your family, friends, and co-workers.  Magnets and stickers are FREE, thanks to a grant from the DALMAC Fund, support from KBC coffers, and donations from several bike-friendly supporters. But, if you want to donate to the education fund to continue our educational efforts, please make a deposit in one of the donation jars at the bike shops.

Kzoo Swift
1305 S Westnedge Ave
Kalamazoo, MI  49008
Zoo City Cycles
4308 S Westnedge Ave
Kalamazoo, MI  49008

Pedal Bicycles, North
611 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI  49007
Pedal bicycles, South
185 Romence Rd
Portage, MI  49024

KBC Resolution Supports State-Wide Five-Foot Passing Law

At its August 2017 meeting, the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club membership voted to approve a resolution in support of a  state-wide five-foot passing law and send it to State Representatives and Senators representing districts where KBC rides take place. Signed copies of the resolution, along with copies of news articles of bicyclists who had been injured or killed in our district, were to Representatives Jon Hoadley, Brant Iden, David Maturen, Beth Griffin, Aaron Miller, Mary Whiteford, and Julie Calley and to Senators Mike Nofs, Margaret O’Brien, John Proos, and Tonya Schuitmaker.

A copy of the resolution can be obtained here – Five-foot Resolution pdf file 397 kB

“Give Them 5 – Keep Them Alive” Education Campaign

With a grant from the DALMAC Fund, support from KBC coffers, and donations from several bike-friendly supporters  the “Give Them 5” education campaign is underway.  Initiated and organized by Paul Wells, chair of the KBC Education Committee, the campaign is aimed at raising motorist and bicyclist awareness of recently approved five-foot passing ordinances in Kalamazoo, Portage, Kalamazoo Township, and Oshtemo Township.  As a means of getting the word out, yard signs are already beginning to appear along streets and roads in the Kalamazoo area. Available to anyone willing to put the sign in their yard, these signs can be obtained by sending an email to Paul Wells educationchair@kalamazoobicycleclub.org, who will also happily accept donations to KBC in support of the education campaign.

Don’t crowd bicyclists…give them 5 feet…it’s the law

Ordinances in Kalamazoo, Portage, Oshtemo Township, and Kalamazoo Township require that vehicles must stay 5 feet to the left of bicycles while passing.  Learn more about this ordinance and about what it means to pass bicycles safely at this MLive link http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/03/dont_crowd_bicyclists_new_law.html?ath=c5e827861055272429dc125b7b938c1f#cmpid=nsltr_stryheadline