Two years ago, on a family trip to Switzerland, my wife and I rented two electric-assisted mountain bikes, or e-MTBs, to tackle some steep trails near the Matterhorn. The salesperson said, in no uncertain terms, that the new e-MTBs were the way of the future, and we should give them a try. So we did. …
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From Winner to Advocate: One Cyclist’s E-Bike Journey
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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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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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URGENT (again): NOLA Hit and Run (again). Help ID the driver (again!).
This is our second hit and run video in a week. Last time, you helped ID the driver and bring him to justice. Let’s do it again! Please help us find the driver of the vehicle who struck and seriously injured our friend and client, Michelle Phillips on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. The vehicle appears to…
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URGENT: NOLA Hit and Run. Help ID the driver from video.
Seeking help for a hit and run incident for New Orleans bicyclist. BREAKING NEWS: 9/28/16: Rebekah Abernathy’s hit and run driver has been identified and arrested. Michael Foley confessed to committing the crime in his 2007 Dodge. We understand that he was driving on a suspended license. Thanks to everyone who called with tips and sightings…
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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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Video: Cyclist Injured. Cop Lets Driver Go. Driver Celebrates.
Video proves driver is at fault, but Chicago police couldn’t care less. 9/16/16 UPDATE: The driver has contacted our office and appears to be cooperating. Now we intend to follow up with respect to the responding officer’s actions. Thanks to everyone for their help identifying this driver. *** At 5:13 pm on September 12, 2016, a…
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Dear Driver,
Dear Driver: A letter from Jason Lazarus. When he’s not riding his bike, Jason Lazarus can be referred to in any number of ways. He owns a small business that helps people who are disabled. He’s a lawyer who is the owner of a small firm. Between the 2 ventures, he employs many people and…
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Bad “bike accident” reporting in Canada
Victim blaming persists. As a bike crash lawyer, I have seen far too many crashes that get unfairly reported when a vulnerable road user such as a cyclist or pedestrian is involved. There is a tendency to turn the initial focus on the conduct of the victim. This sets up a situation of victim blaming and…
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Mercedes the Menace Could Have Killed Someone.
Road rage in NC is not an isolated incident. Anti-bike rage kills. Well, road rage has again reared its ugly head near Charlotte, North Carolina. This time no one was hurt, but the behavior was life threatening, photos were taken, and the social media story went viral. As a bike crash attorney in Charlotte, and as…