Author: Peter Wilborn
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Dutch Reach Coming to Illinois
Chicago has become one of the nation’s top cycling cities, but along with more has come an increase in dooring crashes. A Chicago news channel has covered the issue and interviewed attorney Brendan Kevenides, Bike Law’s legal resource in Illinois. Brendan explained the growing risk to cyclists and how the “Dutch Reach” can help. The
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Best Bike Laws in the Country? Check Out Delaware.
In October 2017, Delaware’s governor signed the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act, placing into state law cutting-edge, pro-bike reforms. We understand the importance of good Rules of the Road when it comes to protecting cyclists in court. Clear and robust traffic laws are not only essential for court cases but also play a crucial role in
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Punishment Pass Defined
What is a Punishment Pass? Punishment Pass – When a motor vehicle driver intentionally drives close enough to the cyclist, swerves toward the cyclist or otherwise maneuvers the motor vehicle in an effort to intimidate the cyclist or create fear of a crash or injury. End the Punishment Pass Join us in our efforts with
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End the Punishment Pass
It’s the ride you’ve been waiting for all week. You’re on a country road, maybe with a few friends, maybe in your favorite new kit. You’ve been out for 2 hours already, your legs are strong, the big ring feels small. Your real-world worries have faded away, and the road ahead asks more from you.
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Welcome Our Director: Arleigh Jenkins
Bike Law is thrilled to announce the successful recruitment of Arleigh Jenkins as our Director. Many of you already know Arleigh by her former alias, Bike Shop Girl. She brings more than a decade of marketing and bicycle industry experience to our Network. She started out in a bicycle shop at the age of 15, founded
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Get Ready to Rumble!
Or “How SC DOT is ruining roads at pennies at foot.” Here’s a guest rant from Katie Zimmerman. Katie is the Director of the Air, Water, & Public Health Program for the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League. She joined the League in 2009 as a Project Manager after working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
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Bike Law is Hiring
We need a Directeur Sportif, Administratif and de Creation. 1/2/16: THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. ANNOUNCEMENT TO COME. *** We are looking for a Directeur Sportif, Administratif, et de Creation. A Guy/Gal Friday. A no-job-too-small-or-too-big Lieutenant. Bike Law is a network of bicycle lawyers across the country (bikelaw.com). Our affiliated lawyers are a great crew
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NY Civil Judge Takes Driver’s License (after police wrongly found deceased cyclist at fault)
Distracted, Speeding, and you kill a cyclist? Arrested? Ticketed? Nope. Welcome to New York. Well, Dan Flanzig changed the ending to this story. In the summer of 2014 Matthew Brenner was struck and killed by a motorist on Sands Street underneath the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn. From the moment of the crash there was more questions than
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DOT Truck Smashes into House: Surprised?
Guest Post by Amy Johnson Ely, Executive Director of the Palmetto Cycling Coalition On my way home from work last night, I passed by the site of a home adjacent to a 5 lane road in Columbia, that just had a work truck plow through its front door. The truck entered the front room of
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New Kit Day!
It’s new Kit Day at Bike Law HQ! The one and only Joni Taylor from Texmarket has come through yet again on version 4.0. At this point in our jersey game, the new improvements are tiny, because our 3.0 was pretty darn good. But this is our best yet. The fabrics, the cut, the details, and the
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Washington, D.C. takes a big step for cyclists!
Today, D.C. Council passes first reading of the Motor Vehicle Collision Act of 2016. July 12, 2016 @ 1 p.m: Washington, D.C. just took a very big step forward in protecting the rights of vulnerable road users. Bike Law’s Timmy Finch was there. Today, Council approved the first reading of the Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act
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Pat nominated for 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada
Your vote can help! Patrick Brown of Bike Law Canada has been nominated for Canadian Lawyer Magazine’s 25 Most Influential! We would not only like to congratulate Pat, but ask that you take the time to vote for him due to his efforts advocating for cyclists. Pat is a proud founding member and past director of Cycle Toronto (formerly Toronto
