Author: Bike Law
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Bike Damaged in Crash? Make a Claim.
You survived that , but your ride was trashed. Now you ? You can’t believe that just happened. You were cut off. Left hooked. Doored. However your crash occurred, it happened, and thankfully you are walking away, shaken and pissed off. Sadly, you can’t say the same for your bike. Your frame is cracked or
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The Nation’s First Bike Share Fatality
The last few weeks of my job as a bike crash lawyer have been a mixture of both exhausting tragedy and a feeling of true purpose. It’s been a brutal start to the summer for cyclists. From New York to Michigan to San Fransisco and everywhere in between we’ve seen a level of carnage unmatched
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DC to End “Contributory Negligence” for Cyclists?
Today, DC votes on whether to end “contributory negligence” for cyclists and pedestrians. 11:30 am UPDATE: Act pulled from today’s Agenda in last minute move. This means it HAS to come up at the July 12th meeting. We will be there! Today, the DC Council will vote on the “Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act of
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Update On The Kalamazoo Cycling Tragedy
On June 22, 2016, the driver who ran down and killed five Kalamazoo cyclists and injured four others was officially brought into a Kalamazoo courtroom and charged with five counts of second-degree murder and four counts of reckless driving causing serious impairment. At that court proceeding, it was also revealed that the driver, 50-year-old Charles Pickett Jr.,
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The Tragedy In Kalamazoo
Since early this morning, my phone has been blowing up with calls, text messages, and e-mails from cyclists concerned, outraged, and simply wanting more information about the recent tragedy in Kalamazoo. It’s hard for me to think about this tragic collision, but at the same time, it is impossible to escape. Here is just one
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Fair Compensation For Bicyclist Who Ran A Red Light?
When I first met Richard a nurse was assisting him with the delicate task of using the hospital bathroom. He had just had surgery on his broken right leg, now wrapped in a heavy plaster cast. Defecation and its attendant tasks were proving a challenge. He needed help. The rest of his body was a
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Chicago Bike Shop Continues Fight Against Wealthy Condo Owners
There are things the world needs less of. Poverty. Traffic. Condominiums. Bike shops would not make the list. Fixers and sellers of bicycles are folks who only the most irascible curmudgeon would wish to see fewer in number. Yet, battle lines have been drawn in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood between the owners of high end
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Hit and Missive: Reflections on a Bike Wreck
Our webmaster, Mike Dayton, was one of four riders hit on February 20, 2016. Here are his words about the , his recovery, and cycling. I got hit. Put me down for 44 years without an injury, save for the occasional tired knee and lungs. A careful rider with a mirror to see cars that
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Dumb and Dumber – Anti-Biking Laws Coming Soon To A Legislature Near You?
Let’s all enjoy a nice big chuckle at those idiotic proposals. Meanwhile…. I’ve had a good laugh at those ridiculous anti-biking bills that have been circulating on Facebook. All you can do is shake your head in disbelief, cringe a little and shrug it off. It’s like watching a spectacular belly flop from the high
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Door Zones: A Dangerous Game of Russian Roulette For Cyclists
Advocacy / Bike Law Canada / Bike Law Colorado / Bike Law Illinois / Bike Law Louisiana / Bike Law New York / Bike Law USA
Dooring crashes. You know the danger if you live in any U.S. or Canadian city where older roads have been retrofitted with bike lanes. Those bike facilities are often shoehorned into the space next to car parking. When car passengers open their door without looking, they can hit passing bikers. Here’s how Daniel Flanzig, a
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Tennessee Bicyclists — Your Bike Facilities Are At Risk!
Tennessee bicyclists, take note: a bill being considered by your lawmakers could wipe out funding for biking and bike facilities. The bill with the potential to cause the most damage is HB 1650. (A related Senate bill is SB 1760.) The House Transportation Subcommittee has it scheduled for consideration this Wednesday (Feb. 17). What is the
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Colorado Bike Law Network Member Brian Weiss
Handling Bike Accidents Across Colorado Colorado bicycle accident lawyer Brian Weiss has represented dozens of injured cyclists. An avid bicyclist, Brian brings two decades of legal experience to the Bike Law network. Brian represents cyclists in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Aspen, and across the state. He is representing the family of a Gunnison cyclist who was killed in
