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From Ann in North Carolina: Hit from behind collisions are not nearly as statistically common as intersection collisions.  But that doesn’t make the prospect of one any less frightening.  To make matters worse, motorists often have no idea what to do when approaching a cyclist from behind and there’s plenty of confusion among cyclists as [...]

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I (Ann in North Carolina) was going to post a specific topic for today and started writing it but realized that we’d be best served with a little foundational knowledge about cycling and the law. So you’ll have to wait until next week to learn about cars approaching from behind.  If temperature at start time [...]

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CMPD Deputy Chief Harold Medlock has agreed to speak at CABA’s monthly meeting this Tuesday. CMPD leadership has expressed concern about the safety of cyclists on the road and we (Ann Groninger, BikeLaw, and Jeff Viscount, www.weeklyrides.com) have started discussions with Deputy Chief Medlock and others with CMPD about how we in the cycling community [...]

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by AG: After a coffee one morning and a great talk about cycling advocacy, my friend and fellow cyclist Fred Sexton asked me to post this.  Thanks Fred! As a cyclist, you are part of a greater community of (greater J )people who have a similar set of interests and values. You should know that as a [...]

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Annual Ride of Silence ride is May 18th. Parking lot behind Queens College for 3 laps of the Booty Loop. Slow, silent ride to celebrate the lives of those killed in cycling collisions. After-ride gathering at East Blvd Bar and Grill sponsored by Bikelaw. Follow event on our FB page. All are welcome!

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Mybikelaw participated Saturday in an energetic and productive annual meeting for CABA, the Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance, featuring as speakers Mayor Anthony Foxx and Jeff Miller from the Alliance for Biking and Walking. Over the coming year, mybikelaw will work with CABA and other groups statewide in monitoring and addressing legislative developments affecting cyclists (as [...]

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For all victories, there must come some defeats. Very disappointing result yesterday in Asheville in a car/bicycle crash trial. Jurors told us they sympathized with the driver, who pulled out of a parking lot right in front of the cyclist, because “it’s so hard to see cyclists.” In the end they found the driver negligent, [...]

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Ann will be attending “Writing Women Back into Bicycling: Changing Transportation Culture to Encourage More Women to Cycle” this afternoon.  See: http://www.apbp.org/event/women_in_cycling.

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Many of you may already know that 76,000 Americans have been hit by cars while walking or biking in their communities in the last 15 years.  That’s because most of America’s roads are designed for cars – and for cars only. That doesn’t make any sense in a country where one in three people doesn’t [...]

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aeg:  The Charlotte area cycling community is reeling from yesterday’s news that bicycle racer Adam Little was killed while commuting to work yesterday morning.  According to reports, the driver tried to flee the scene but was found and is now charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.  Adam was 35 years old, married and had 2 [...]

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