Author: Lauri Boxer-Macomber
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10 Ways You Can Be Become an Active Bicycling Advocate
As today is Giving Tuesday, the largest funding day for US-based non-profits, it is fitting to reflect on how we can all effectively apply our time and money to make the bicycling movement stronger and more effective. Top 10 Ways to Become an Active Bicycling Advocate Featured Image: Richard Masoner Lauri Boxer-MacomberLauri Boxer-Macomber has been an avid
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Colombia’s Visionary Bicycle Legislation
Lauri recounts her biking experience in Colombia and explains why it is earning its place in the front of the bicycle movement with its visionary bicycle legislation. How does Colombia, one of the most notoriously happiest countries in the world, intend to make its 49 million residents even happier? It passes landmark legislation designed to make
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Maine’s Law Enforcement Collaborative
A collaborative group in Maine is tackling punishment passes, three-foot violations and other unsafe driving practices from within Maine’s Law Enforcement departments. In Maine, a group of law enforcement officers, legal professionals, bicycle racers, bicycle commuters, planners and educators led by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine (“BCM”) are working together to address unsafe driving behaviors
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Maine Rethinks How to Make Roads Safer With Youth
In Maine, proposed legislation on traffic safety education in schools for students in grades 2-12 could have tremendous long-term effects on making Maine’s roads safer. Imagine if from a young age we all grew up understanding the rules of the road like we do the rules of baseball. Conceptualize communities where children are taught how
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Hidden Benefits and Hazards of Riding with Garmin and GoPro Recording Devices
Did you know that there are reasons for riding with and without a GoPro or Garmin strapped your ? With the rise in the use of GoPro cameras, Garmin computers, police cruiser cameras, and smartphones we have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries about constitutional rights, privacy laws and evidentiary issues associated with data
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Police Ticket Cyclist For Taking Lane, Ticket Thrown Out (VIDEO)
Police Officers were Wrongly Cracking Down on Cyclists in Richmond, VA. Bike Law’s Tom Bowden took control of the travel lane to justice this week in Richmond Circuit Court, on appeal from General District Court, by successfully appealing a traffic ticket wrongfully issued to Taylor Wyant for not riding on the far right of the roadway.
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Does Auto Insurance Cover Bicycle Crashes?
Yes, often your car insurance will cover a . Before heading out for a ride most of us intuitively check our air, brakes, chains and cranks and do a once over of our bikes. We confirm our helmets are secure, our cell phones and Garmins are charged, and that we have lights if we think
