A fatal bicycle crash near Country Club Hills in late May heightened concerns among bike safety advocates about the need for improved bicycle safety infrastructure in the south and southwest suburban region. Steven Bender, a 73-year-old resident of Tinley Park, was cycling on 175th street May 29 when a collision with a vehicle took his life, according to the police report. The crash was close to 4 miles from Bender’s home and a route Steve Buchtel, sales manager at GoodSpeed Cycles in Homewood, said Bender knew well. Buchtel said Bender was an avid cyclist who frequently rode on 175th Street to get to Homewood, where he often visited GoodSpeed Cycles. Police reports show the crash was on 175th Street near Interstate 57. Buchtel said many major roads in the suburban area do not have sidewalks or bike paths forcing cyclists to use shoulders. Steve Buchtel, sales manager at GoodSpeed Cycles in Homewood, retrieves a bicycle from the storage rack.

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