Media Contact
For press and media interviews, statements, or background on Michigan bicycling policy and safety issues, contact:
press@lmb.org
(517) 334-9100
416 S. Cedar St. Suite A, Lansing, MI 48912
We aim to respond to media inquiries within one business day.
Spokespersons:
Andy Rohrer, Executive Director, is available to speak on legislation, policy, and crash trends.
Gina Apone, Director of Communications, is available for general inquiries, events, and programs.
About LMB
The League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) is a statewide nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1981. LMB works to unify Michigan’s cycling community, advocate for safer roads and legal protections for cyclists, and educate road users on their rights and responsibilities.
Quick Facts
- Founded in 1981.
- A 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
- Michigan’s statewide voice for bicycling policy and safety.
- 2,200 members.
- 20,000 e-news subscribers.
Background: Our Mission and Strategy
LMB works to unify Michigan’s cycling community into a singular voice, advocate for enhanced safety and access, and educate road users on rights and responsibilities. Our work rests on three pillars — Unify, Advocate, Educate.
Read our full Mission & Strategy → | Read our 2026 Strategic Framework (PDF) →
Recent Media
The Latest Crash Data and the Work Ahead (August 2026): Michigan’s final 2025 crash data show bicyclist fatalities rose 21 percent year over year, from 29 to 35 deaths, even as overall roadway fatalities declined 3 percent. Executive Director Andy Rohrer spoke with WLNS News 6 in Lansing on the factors behind the increase and what would help reverse it. Read the full post →
In the Media
- Detroit Free Press — “Bouchard calls on Legislature to tackle e-bike, e-moto issues.” Andy Rohrer explains why current e-bike legislation misses the real problem: “We don’t see it as particularly helpful at resolving the larger issue of electric motorcycles.” (August 2026)
- The Detroit News — coverage of rising e-bike injuries, featuring Andy Rohrer’s perspective as an advocate differentiating electric motorcycles from e-bikes (July 2026)
- WLNS News 6 — “Michigan cyclist deaths up 21% despite dip in total crash fatalities” (August 2026)
- Michigan Blue Magazine — “Freewheeling Adventures,” a feature on Andy Rohrer (June 2026)
- WJR-AM — “MI City Considers Regulating E-Bikes,” with Andy Rohrer on e-bike safety and regulation (June 2026)
- 1320 WILS (Lansing), The WILS Morning Wake-Up — Andy Rohrer joined the show live to discuss e-bike regulation (June 25, 2026)
- Bridge Michigan — “E-motos, sometimes mistaken for e-bikes, causing trouble on Michigan trails,” with Andy Rohrer (June 2026)
- Pedal Progressions Podcast — Episode 59, with Andy Rohrer (April 2026)
- WGVU News, The Shelley Irwin Show — “League of Michigan Bicyclists advocates for safety and more” (February 2026)
- Dirty Chain Podcast — Episode 119, with Andy Rohrer (February 2026)
What We’re Working On
Justice for Vulnerable Roadway Users. LMB supports the VRU bill package, which closes a gap in Michigan law between charges too minor and too severe for crimes against cyclists, pedestrians, and other vulnerable road users. Read more →
Protecting E-Bike Access. Michigan’s 2017 e-bike law drew a clear line between low-speed e-bikes and motor vehicles. LMB is working to defend that law as high-powered “e-motos” are increasingly mislabeled as e-bikes. Read more →
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety for Law Enforcement (BPSLE). LMB trains law enforcement officers to recognize legal versus illegal roadway behavior by drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians, and to enforce bicycle and pedestrian safety law accurately. Read more →