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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Fatal Annapolis Bike Crash
Driver plows into Maryland peloton, killing one, catastrophically injuring another, and changing the lives of dear friends. The Washington Post, Capital Gazette, and Baltimore Sun (amongst others) don’t tell what we feel are the important parts of the story explaining the catastrophic and fatal crash caused by motorist Carl Leslie Behler (driving a 2015 GMC…
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The fight for justice in Henderson County bicyclist death
North Carolina Judicial District 29(b) is comprised of three counties and holds civil Superior Court once or twice a month. I’ve learned over the years to look forward to going to court in these smaller counties. The courthouses are typically historic landmarks and your hearing notice sends you to someplace important sounding like “Courtroom 1.”…
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Bike Maryland Symposium 2020
Carrying on Kim Lamphier’s Mission for Maryland Safe Passing and VRU Laws David Whitaker is a musician, retired Land Use and Transportation Planning Consultant, active Bike Advocate, and Kim Lamphier’s biggest supporter. He is also her husband and her best friend. With Kim’s continued and unrelenting encouragement, he is finally preparing for a very special…
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Efforts to Improve Bike Safety in Lake Norman
By Nicole Van Baelen If you recall from my last blog post, a small group of bicyclists in the Lake Norman area was spurred by the tragic death of on of our own to take action. We started out with a lot of ideas and energy that needed channeling. Just a little more than a…
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BIKE LAW GEORGIA 2019 RECAP
A busy, successful year of a Georgia community making a difference. When we’re not busy helping injured cyclists with their bike accident claims, we at Bike Law Georgia love to spend our time helping to make the world a better place for everyone who enjoys riding on bikes. We are honored to join the collective…
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CO2 Cartridges are on the No-Fly List.
Bike Law Charlie Nabbed by TSA, Practices Loving-Kindness, and Is Cleared for Take Off If you ever leave a bike trip and land in a TSA interview room because of your stowaway bike accessory, reading this blog first may help. On bike rides, I try to never leave home without a CO2 cartridge just in…
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Tennessee Bike Advocate Gina Simpson
Preparing for the Tennessee Bike Summit The annual Tennessee Bike Summit is being held April 16-17, 2020. The summit is in Cleveland, Tennessee for the first time ever this year, so I chatted with Gina Simpson, the head of Bike Walk Cleveland to learn more Q : As a Tennessee bike accident attorney, I am familiar with you because I…
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Mike Bannister: Dentist, Bike Collector, Beer Lover, Crash Survivor
Mike Used a Cycliq Video Get Cycling Justice! One of the simplest, yet most important, ideas that we as cycling advocates try to convey to drivers is that people riding bikes on the roads are actual people with lives and identities apart from just “cyclist.” They are people on bikes. They are wives, husbands, daughters…
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Distracted Driving / High School Outreach
As a bicycle crash attorney, I spend a lot of time thinking of ways to prevent bike crashes. As a cyclist who rides almost everywhere I go for all of my daily errands, it is personal to me as well. Many people say that education is the key. Awareness of cycling laws should be part of…
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Arrested Teen Cyclist, Javier Lopez
CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST CYCLIST DROPPED! Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Intent isn’t synonymous with harm: 5 words that have resonated with me since I heard Bike Law Texas attorney Charlie Thomas say them. They could not be more true. Javi might never get answers to some very important questions: But Javier asks these questions knowing that the absence…
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Alabama’s Billy Ritch
Read how a 32-year smoker transforms into a bike hero! Billy Ritch found health, community, and joy the day he ditched the cigarettes and bought a bike. Billy Ritch is well known in Alabama’s cycling community. Over the years he and his wife, Stephanie, founded and headed for 5 years the Restoration Ride, which was…
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Bike Law Ambassador Takes Action!
By Nicole Van Baelen “You don’t change the world by simply looking at it; You change it through the way you choose to live in it!” In recent weeks, the death and serious injury of two bicyclists have left the Mooresville and Davidson area communities feeling shocked and helpless. A small group of us decided…
