A unified cycling community is what gives LMB standing to ADVOCATE. Michigan’s roads, laws, and infrastructure haven’t caught up to how many of us ride. That’s what LMB’s advocacy work exists to fix. Below are the issues we’re working on at the Capitol right now, and how you can help.
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Justice for Vulnerable Roadway Users
When a driver seriously injures or kills someone on a bike, Michigan law leaves prosecutors with charges that are often too minor or too severe. HB 4334 and SB 217 would close that gap. HB 4334 creates a misdemeanor for injuring a vulnerable roadway user, and felonies for serious injury and for death. It protects cyclists, pedestrians, wheelchair users, and equestrians. On Sept. 23, the House Judiciary Committee voted HB 4334 out of committee unanimously. It now awaits a vote by the full House. SB 217, which the Senate has already passed, is tied to it.
E-Moto Legislation (Protecting E-Bike Access)
Michigan’s 2017 law sorted e-bikes into three clear classes and kept them out of the motor vehicle category. That law works. But high-powered machines built like motorcycles are now being marketed as e-bikes, which sidesteps the safety and equipment standards real e-bikes meet. HB 6340 would define these vehicles accurately, as electric mopeds and electric motorcycles, and keep them separate from e-bikes. HB 6339 would set certification standards for e-bike electrical systems and batteries. Both bills were introduced Sept. 23 and are in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Michigan also needs to hold manufacturers to honest advertising.
Stop-As-Yield
Stop-as-yield lets a person on a bike treat a stop sign as a yield sign, and a red light as a stop sign, when the way is clear. Research shows it is safe and reduces crashes at intersections, where most Michigan bicycle collisions happen. Idaho has had this law since 1982. Thirteen states and Washington, DC, now have similar laws, and some cover stop signs only. LMB raised it at Advocacy Day in 2025 and 2026. When the new Legislature is seated in January 2027, we will push to get a bill introduced.
Bike Lane Parking
A car parked in a bike lane forces the rider out into traffic. That’s the whole problem. Michigan needs clearer rules and real enforcement, so that a bike lane stays a bike lane.
Dooring
An opened car door puts a rider on the ground in front of whatever comes next. Michigan’s dooring protections sit in the Uniform Traffic Code, which means they only apply where a community has adopted it. Moving them into the Michigan Compiled Laws would protect riders everywhere in the state — not just in the towns that opted in.
Trail Land Tax Abatement
This proposal would create a property tax break for landowners who carry a public trail across their land. No land purchase, no large public outlay — just more trail under your tires.
Say No to a Federal Funding Freeze on Bike Lanes
Federal funding for bike lanes is at risk of a freeze, and Michigan communities spent years competing for that money. Approved projects could die outright, and work already underway could stop where it stands. The Federal Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill that could reduce or eliminate funds for bicycling infrastructure is still being debated, there is time to have your voice heard.