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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BLM Strava Challenge is ON!
Winchester Rippers Are Using the BLM Strava Challenge to Put Racism on the Map of Primarily White Cycling Clubs Hundreds of athletes are currently in the midst of participating in what may very well be the most significant Strava art project ever – the spelling out of Black Lives Matter from NY to ME in…
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Minnesota Bike Advocacy in Fergus Falls
Dan Brazil, bike attorney and cycling advocate, introduces you to Dave Sanderson, the chair of Pedal Fergus Falls. I recently had the great opportunity to interview fellow cycling advocate, Dave Sanderson, the chair of Pedal Fergus Falls, a Minnesota bike advocacy group. What began as a simple conversation about advocacy turned into an inspiring deep…
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Infrastructure Matters: What Minnesota Can Teach Us About Bike Safety
As a cyclist (and bike crash attorney), I often worry that I’m placing my life in the hands of motorists each time I hop on my bike. And stories like this one about bike safety recently shared on Outside Online heighten my fears, as cyclist deaths continue to rise across the U.S. even in a time when…
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BIKING AFTER COVID: WILL THE MOMENTUM CONTINUE?
What will biking after COVID be like? Before COVID, it seemed like there was a handful of people in my city who rode bikes to get places, and we all knew each other. We’ve always had a robust recreational road riding community of people who gather after work and on weekends to head out to…
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Atlanta Bike Advocate Angel Poventud
If you’ve ridden a bike anywhere in Atlanta, chances are you’ve met Atlanta bike advocate Angel Poventud. If you’ve stopped for a post-ride beer, been to an important advocacy event, or to any major Atlanta gathering, chances are you have met Angel Poventud. It may only seem that Angel is everywhere, but when you…
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Group Riding in the Age of COVID
Thoughts from an Idaho , applicable everywhere. Idaho’s Governor Little has issued the State’s planned staged transition away from his Stay-at-Home health order. Road cyclists continue to wonder how we should engage in group riding under COVID. As a bicycle accident lawyerhttps://www.bikelaw.com/ who deals with the negative aspects of cycling, I have been thinking a lot about…
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We Need More Than Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Laws
On May 1, 2020, the City of Dunwoody’s new Vulnerable Road User (“VRU”) ordinance will take effect, the first such law to be enacted anywhere in the State of Georgia. Hopefully neighboring municipalities like Sandy Springs, Roswell and Chamblee will follow suit, and more importantly, the State of Georgia. VRU laws recognize and prioritize…
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Minneapolis’ 10-Year Transportation Plan: An Uptown Attorney’s Perspective
On March 6, Minneapolis released a 252-page Transportation Action Plan. The plan’s ultimate goal is to expand transportation options for those walking, biking and taking public transit to get where they need to go. Through this expansion, Minneapolis hopes to reduce the number of vehicles on the road, lowering greenhouse gas emissions. One of the plan’s…
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Andy Singer: Changing Bike Policy One Cartoon at a Time
Learn how Andy Singer, cyclist advocate and environmentalist, has turned his love of cartoons into helping change bike policies. Not long ago, I published a post highlighting the great efforts being made by the co-chairs of the Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition. One of the co-chairs, Andy Singer, has garnered attention not just for his work for…
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My Top 10 Bike Tools
These are my favorites. I love bikes as much as I love cycling. To me, a bike is moving sculpture, perfected technology, and gorgeous industrial design. In these lock-down days, I am out in the garage fiddling with my bikes. Tuning them up, and overhauling one or two. Which got me thinking of bike tools. …
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Vision Zero: An Update on Minneapolis’s Efforts to Make Safer Streets
Vision Zero is an international movement to create safer streets for everyone. Minneapolis joined this movement in September 2017, when it committed to a goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2027. Cyclists & Pedestrians Are Overrepresented in Crashes According to city data, an average of 95 people are killed or severely injured in…
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When COVID-19 quarantines hope, mourning, and recovery in fatal Annapolis crash
Update on fatal Annapolis Crash [Photo of Arthur and Candy Carter] There is uncontainable outrage when we learn of a catastrophic or fatal crash involving members of our community. One of the reasons is that of all the mortality rates, and especially amongst those involving motor vehicles, cycling and pedestrian fatalities are the only two…
