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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A Cautionary Tale on Proper Bicycle Crash Reporting
Imagine waking up in a nightmare scenario – you’ve been hit by a car, treated at an emergency room, and are being discharged to find that you have no information about the driver that injured you. Worse, you learn that the responding police officers failed to write a report. Now, you are faced with medical…
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BikeWalk NC Lobby Day – April 5, 2017
Join Bike Law North Carolina at the first BikeWalk NC Lobby Day in Raleigh to meet legislators and fellow bicycling advocates on April 5th, 2017. Purpose of the NC Biking Lobby Day 1. We want legislators to understand that bicycling and walking are legitimate and viable modes of transportation; a necessary and legitimate part of any…
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USA Cycling Takes a Stand for Cyclists in Montana
In Montana, House Bill 267 defining a safe passing distance between cars and bicycles was recently voted down in a 24-26 vote. The controversy began when Montana Senate President, Scott Sales, lashed out at cyclists calling them “rude” and “self-centered.” We believe these remarks from a Senator are uncalled for and unprofessional. Cyclists, like motorists, aren’t always perfect and…
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Bike Law Commits to the 30 Days of Biking Pledge
Riding your bike is a joyous event and one worth celebrating. We often get stuck in the everyday events of life and forget about this joy and beautiful act of freedom. To get back in the habit of riding this spring we are committing to the 30 Days of Biking pledge where we ride our bikes (almost)…
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Tickets Dismissed for “Bike Riding on Sidewalk” in Denver
Bicycle commuters in Denver seem to be disproportionately targeted by the Denver Police for riding on the sidewalk when they are unable to give their side of the story. The Denver Municipal Code in Section 54-576 prohibits riding on sidewalks with 4 exceptions and none of these applied to either of our cases. While I…
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Summons for Violation of NYC’s “Right of Way” Law Leads to Early Settlement of Cyclist’s Claim
An ongoing problem in New York State is the inability of a Police Officer to issue a traffic violation for an event they did not witness. Even if 10 witnesses confirm that a vehicle ran a red light and struck a cyclist, a Police Officer’s ability to write a summons is limited unless the event was actually witnessed…
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Announcing the 2017 Bike Law Michigan Mechanic of the Year Award
We weren’t able to narrow it down to 1 mechanic so we picked 3 mechanics as this year’s Bike Law Michigan Mechanic of the Year! Your winners of the 2017 Bike Law Michigan Mechanic of the Year award are: Vince Cirilo: Bicycle Village Scagana Al Schlutow: Motorless City in Detroit Shawn Hoffman : American Cycle and Fitness
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Get Your Bike Ready for Spring Riding
Read our in-house mechanic’s top tips for getting your bike ready for spring riding. When the East Coast is hit by that one last snow storm right as the Cherry Blossom trees are blooming we know that spring is truly around the corner. This is a great time to provide our annual public service announcement…
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Victim Blaming in Bike Crashes
Bike Law network members, Lauri Boxer-Macomber (Maine) and Brian Weiss (Colorado) talk about how the media and law enforcement should treat crash reporting more fairly. Read Lauri’s article on victim blaming: http://bit.ly/2mdciWs This isn’t our first time speaking out about bad crash reporting. Here is another article on our experience in Canada: http://bit.ly/2myIWV7 and why we call them Bicycle Crash and not Bicycle…
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Initial Review of the Wahoo Kickr Smart Trainer
If you ride alone in your basement and don’t post it to Strava, did you really ride? Earlier this year several of us from Bike Law picked up the Wahoo Fitness Kickr trainer. Personally, as a time-strapped mom that lives in Colorado, I loved the idea of riding with Bike Law teammates from across the country…
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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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Cycling Law Enforcement Outreach in Georgia
This past November, Fulton County elected a new sheriff. (Yes, there’s literally a New Sheriff in Town.) During the run-up to the election, one of the candidates posted a tasteless video of John Wayne shooting guns and seemingly taking out cyclists. This created a huge backlash. One of the candidates for Sheriff, Ted Jackson, came to…
