Obligatory post about Michigan's terrible pothole situation

The Eastern Echo has a typical article addressing this topic that features pissing and moaning from local residents about their tires and wheels getting all bent up and then moves on to feature some typical bleats for more "revenue" from the usual suspects in order to fix it all. Funny these sort of articles are usually run in springtime.

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Kalamazoo cops can't seem to control middle-aged gang of street cruisers called the "X-train"
Three shooting deaths from their late-night drug-addled street cruising so far.
Why Michigan roads are crumbling, cratered, pothole-infested obstacle courses
We don't "invest" enough in road and infrastructure maintenance.
What is it about cyclists that can turn sane, law-abiding drivers into shrieking maniacs?
Very interesting even if it was written by a dedicated biker.