A male MSU student was hit by a car while riding his bike across Grand River Avenue near Bogue Street amid Tuesday’s rush-hour traffic.

Cars lined Grand River Avenue in both directions for blocks as passers-by peeked at the man’s point of impact - a smashed windshield. Soon after the 6 p.m. crash, a fire truck, ambulance and three police cruisers surveyed the area and attended to the injured man.

The bike and car accident Tuesday left a visor lying on the dented roof of the Chevrolet Cavalier after the man was transported to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital. His bike was contorted, but still in one piece after being thrown about 4 feet from the car.

The female driver of the car was not injured, and as of Tuesday night was not considered at fault for the accident, East Lansing police Officer Candace Ridenour said.

Ridenour said the man rode his bike swiftly across the street, disregarding oncoming traffic that had a green light.

“He came right in front of her and she couldn’t stop,” said Ridenour, adding that the car struck the man at about 30 mph.

The man complained about a painful shoulder, Ridenour said. He was listed in stable condition Tuesday night at the hospital.

The accident added one more mishap to already high accident totals on Grand River Avenue, where the number of accidents has risen 20 percent in the past two years. Last year there were 237 accidents, an increase from 190 in 2000.

City officials have been working on a plan to improve the safety of East Grand River Avenue within East Lansing. Plans to add a pedestrian-friendly median - to make the stretch more like Grand River Avenue through downtown - met staunch opposition from area businesses.

Instead, in June the city council approved a plan to add pocket parks, irrigated lawns, wider sidewalks and a pedestrian-activated crossing signal at Stoddard Avenue to the stretch of Grand River Avenue from Bogue Street to the city limits.

Alison Barker can be reached at barkera6@msu.edu.