Author: Bike Law
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Bike Law Partners with USA Cycling to Provide Exclusive Legal Benefits to Members
USA Cycling members to gain access to legal resources focused on protecting their rights and advocating for safety. As a step toward increasing the safety of cycling and advocating for the rights of cyclists, we are pleased to announce a partnership between the Bike Law Network of Independent Bicycle Attorneys and USA Cycling. This partnership
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Michigan Mechanic of the Year Award
Bicycle mechanics are referred to as the unsung heroes of the peloton. They are also the unsung, and often unrecognized, heroes for local bike shops and most cyclists. Show some love for your mechanic by nominating him/her to be considered for the Bike Law Michigan Mechanic of the Year Award. 1 winner will receive a
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Bike Law Manifesto 02
In the start of this new year we think it’s a good time to go back to our roots, our guiding principles – the Bike Law Manifesto. Our second principle is a gentle reminder of why we always turn to the bike. “Nothing else allows us the independence, pleasure, and power to move so far, so
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Michigan Must Pass Laws to Protect Cyclists
After two years of a dramatic increase of bicyclists killed by car crashes in Michigan, there is a clear connection between these deaths and the lack of laws to protect cyclists. There seems to be a disconnect in Michigan when it comes to identifying public safety issues and implementing positive changes for bicyclists. At the
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The Bicycle Advocacy Win of 2016
In 2016, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) was a standout group in their unrelenting advocacy work to push forward the Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act protecting all vulnerable road users. October 13, 2016, Mayor Bowser publicly signed the Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act. The act does away with the harsh doctrine of “Contributory Negligence”
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Bike Law Manifesto 01
Do you love to ride? So do we. In the start of this new year we think it’s a good time to go back to our roots, our guiding principles – the Bike Law Manifesto. The first guiding principle is simple. “We are cyclists because we love to ride, and everybody who loves to ride is
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Car Has Been Found in South Carolina Hit-and-Run Bicycle Crash
On December 10th, 2016 Ben Burnett was knocked off his bicycle while riding in Greenwood, South Carolina, by a hit-and-run motorist. The efforts of one cyclist, the South Carolina Highway Patrol, and local media have all led to the vehicle being found yesterday. On December 10th, 2016, Ben Burnett was knocked off his bicycle while
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Video: Cyclist Injured. Cop Lets Driver Go. Driver Celebrates.
Video proves driver is at fault, but Chicago police couldn’t care less. 9/16/16 UPDATE: The driver has contacted our office and appears to be cooperating. Now we intend to follow up with respect to the responding officer’s actions. Thanks to everyone for their help identifying this driver. *** At 5:13 pm on September 12, 2016, a
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Jury: Bicyclist not an “Obstruction”
Cyclist hit, cyclist injured, cyclist ticketed. Police wrong. Jury right! He had just been launched skyward by the front end of a pickup truck. Now the police were giving him a ticket. Jason was riding his road bike in the travel lane of North River Road in Libertyville, Illinois with his father-in-law and two friends when an
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GoPro: A Trial Lawyers Best Friend
If a picture is worth a thousand words then a video is worth a million. As every lawyer knows, a crash will have multiple versions of the event; your client’s story, the defendant’s story, and the truth. A video always gets us to the truth. Rarely are we as lucky to have a client with
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Bike Law at RAGBRAI
Since I have returned home from riding across Iowa, a lot of people have asked, “What’s RAGBRAI like?” Well, it’s a lot like riding your bike for the fun of it with your friends and meeting lots of like-minded folks along the route—kind of like when you were a kid. It’s also like a choose-your-adventure book with
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More Tragedy in Michigan: Please Help.
Post-Kalamazoo, things looked up for Michigan cyclists, but this week saw the death of one cycling leader and serious injuries to another. On June 7, 2016, Charles Pickett, Jr., while under the influence of an unidentified controlled substance, drove his pickup truck into a group of cyclists in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In doing so, he killed 5
