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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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…
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VIDEO: Unleashed Dog vs. Cyclist vs. Unrepentant Owner
Dog owner apparently gives phony name and number. Help us identify him. What is worse – the underlying act or the coverup? A few days ago, we received a request for help from Eames Bennett, a Ph.D. Candidate at Texas A&M University. Recently, Eames was riding his bike home in College Station, Texas. At the…
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The Quarantine has Awakened Bike Love
Will It Stick Around After Corona? My first tip should have been the text I received from my father-in-law. He was looking for suggestions on bikes that he and my mother-in-law could get and ride. They’ve had bikes before but those were left to succumb to the salt air and rust, abandoned outdoors right next…