A LEGAL RESOURCE FOR CYCLISTS

Quotes from bikelaw's bike lawyers

Seeing more and more cycling accidents, and knowing how hard it is to find an attorney with experience in cycling injury cases, we felt there was a real need to let riders know that we're here to help them.

THE bikelaw TEAM

Peter Wilborn, founder and attorney for South Carolina and Maryland

Ann Groninger, attorney for North Carolina

Jonathan S. Altman, attorney for South Carolina

Jana Morris, paralegal / advocacy director

Kristi L. Millican,
office manager/paralegal

Suggestions for the off-the-bike cruising.

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We're always on the lookout for online resources about bicycles and the people who ride them. What are your favorites? Some we like:

A to B
A very British publication about folding bikes, transportation policy, etc.
www.atob.org.uk

Bicycle Quarterly
If you want to read about (and drool over) the most sublime bicycles ever made.
www.bikequarterly.com

Carolina Tarwheels Bicycle Club
www.tarwheels.org

Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance (CABA)
Progressive advocates for cycling with a weekly blog.
www.charlottebikes.org

Charleston Moves
You can sign up to follow the blog of this savvy promoter of getting around without cars, by bicycle and otherwise.
www.charlestonmoves.org

Charleston Bicycle Company Team
Terrific shop... and bikelaw is a sponsor of the cycling team.
www.charlestonbicyclecompany.com

Coastal Cyclists
www.coastalcyclists.org

Copenhagen Cycle Chic
Paradise. It does not get better than this.
www.copenhagencyclechic.com

Della Santa
Maker of bikelaw's custom road bikes.
www.dellasanta.com

Freewheelers of Spartanburg
A very active upstate club, focusing more and more on advocacy.
www.freewheelers.info

Greenville Spinners Bike Club
Recently worked with bikelaw and local police to distribute more than 100 blinkie lights to bicyclists.
www.greenvillespinners.org

Harris Cyclery
The go-to site for arcane bicycle maintenance and repair knowledge, written by the recently departed and much missed guru, Sheldon Brown.
www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html

League of American Bicyclists
www.bikeleague.org

Map My Ride
Find or recommend a new route to ride, anywhere.
www.mapmyride.com

Municode
Where to look up local cycling codes and ordinances.
www.municode.com/resources/onlinelibrary.asp

North Carolina Active Transportation Alliance
www.ncactive.org

North Carolina Dept. of Transportation Division of Bicycling and Pedestrian Transportation
www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle

Palmetto Cycling Coalition
The group that brought us the new S.C. bicycle laws in 2008. Certainly one of the most impressive bicycling advocacy efforts anywhere, ever.
www.pccsc.net

Randonneurs USA
Recreational cycling in its purest form - self-assured, self reliant cyclists riding for thousands of miles. Respect for all finishers of P-B-P.
www.rusa.org

Rivendell Bicycle Works
bikelaw has loved this group since the Bridgestone days. It's a special company with a special vision.
www.rivbike.com

Safe Streets Save Lives Campaigns
A new project striving for the improved safety of all bicyclists on the state's roadways. bikelaw hasformed a unique public/private partnership with the Palmetto Cycling Coalition (PCC) to spearhead this initiative.
www.safestreetssavelives.org

Transportation Alternatives
Includes the city-savvy safety guide, "Handbook for NYC Cyclists."
www.transalt.org

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Always ride in the direction of traffic.
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Stop at stop signs and obey traffic signals.
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Be aware of vehicular blind spots at intersections.
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Sidewalk riding is often against local law and is unsafe.

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Drivers must keep a safe distance between themselves and cyclists.
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It is illegal for a driver to "buzz" a cyclist.
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Drivers may not harass or taunt cyclists.
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It is illegal to throw objects at cyclists.

Click here for six lessons we've learned from biking cases.

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Click here for six lessons we've learned from biking cases.