Eight years ago today, Rachael Maney became the Director of Bike Law and helped co‑found the Bike Law Foundation, our non-profit arm. Today, we celebrate her success in transforming Bike Law from a national network of bicycle crash lawyers into a leading voice in bicycle advocacy and safety. When Rachael joined, Bike Law’s focus was…
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Rachael: 8 Years At Bike Law!
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Paul, My Brother, Rest in Peace.
If there’s one thing we know at Bike Law, it’s that behind every cycling fatality there’s grief and a longing for justice. And sometimes justice is just understanding what happened. Paul Rucker’s story reminds us of the importance of putting aside assumptions and finding the truth. Paul wasn’t perfect. None of us are. But his family…
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The Ideal Cycling Camera
Is the Ricoh GR III the best cycling camera of all time? A camera is necessary kit for every ride. But finding the right camera has been a challenge, until now. My rebuttable presumption: the Ricoh GR III is the best cycling camera of all time. Read on, and if you can prove there’s a…
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Human-Shield Bike Lane
When an Angry Face Emoji Just Isn’t Enough If you ride bikes around Atlanta, chances are that you know Niklas Vollmer and Andreas Wolfe. They’re some of the many people in town who seem to live on their bikes and can be seen riding everywhere. While they both have their “day jobs,” folks in the…
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Two More Deaths in Atlanta
Get Involved in the better biking movement in Atlanta. This is a time when advocacy efforts are crucial to making our streets safer for everyone. Within 24 hours from the Two Wheel Tuesday gathering we suffered two more casualties. On Wednesday morning, Marten Bijvank was on his way to work on his bicycle when he was struck…
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Find a Bike Shop that Works for You
Treated poorly in a bike shop? Find another one, and take a few steps to be a good customer. Bicycling Magazine recently published an article titled, “Hey, Bike Shops; Stop Treating Customers Like Garbage.” The story follows a heavy-set 59 year old’s sad tale of how he was treated poorly from a number of local…
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Disappearing Bike Lanes Disappear From Oregon’s Legal Landscape!
Bike lanes continue through the intersection, even if they are not painted onto the roadway, and drivers who don’t yield to a cyclist riding in a bike lane are violating the law. The big bike news out of the Oregon legislature this year was the passage of a Stop as Yield law. This was an enormous…
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Uber as Bicycling Motorcade? Absolutely.
Faced with a perilous bridge, Charlie summons a motor-pacing escort. Know this $8 ride-hack! I often find myself wanting to ride on a roadway corridor that doesn’t want me there. At best, I could make it across alive with some close calls and a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. At worst, I…
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Lakewood Bicycle Advocate Gary Harty
The founder of the Lakewood Bicycle Advisory Team loves his life on two wheels. Gary Harty was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, and raised in Colorado – Denver Metro area, and now makes bicycling in Lakewood, Colorado safe and fun. Gary is part of the baby boomer generation. He attended Colorado State University (CSU) and…
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Social Media and Bicycle Advocacy
Polarization, victim-blaming, and incivility among cyclists is hurting us and our cause. Outrage. It is what drives action and engagement on the interwebs these days. If it’s not outrageous, it’s boring. The Election of 2018 proved that outrage increases TOS (“time on site”) more than friendship, sympathy, desire, or anything else. Judgment. By definition it…
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Oregon’s Stop as Yield Law Hits the Final Stretch!
The Oregon Legislature made national news this past week, for all the wrong reasons. The State Senate, with a super-majority of Democrats in control, had been working on climate legislation which would have Oregon join a cap-and-trade market with California and Quebec. Unable to stop the legislation, Republican Senators fled the state en masse, preventing the…
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The Tour de France from Behind the Lens
Interview of TdF photographer (and Bike Law Louisiana client) Chris Graythen It’s Tour de France time. I follow the racing daily through the footage on TV feed and still photos. But I hadn’t ever considered what’s happening on the other side of the camera lens. Like, what actually goes into snapping these pictures that we…
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Electric Bikes and Insurance
An Interview with Bob O’Brien at Noyes, Hall and Allen Insurance Prologue Last month, I rode across the Casco Bay Bridge to talk e-bikes and insurance with Bob O’Brien, the Vice President of Noyes, Hall and Allen Insurance in South Portland, Maine. Although I have yet to invest in an e-bike for myself, I have been captivated by e-bikes…
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Cheaha Challenge Director Brooke Nelson
The biggest bike ride in Alabama! Brooke Nelson has been the ride director of the Cheaha Challenge (www.cheahachallange.com) since shortly after the 2014 ride and in the past 5 years, ride participation has increased 188%. Since 2017 when it became the only UCI Qualifier, Alabama’s biggest ride has become known nationally and internationally. The 2019…
