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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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…
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Making Oregon’s Bicycle Laws Better, Part 1
Strengthen the Safe Passing Law It’s a brand-new year; behind us, we have had an amazingly successful year, with not one, but two new laws that have significantly improved Oregon’s bicycle laws and brought real, positive change for Oregon’s cyclists. As probably everyone in Oregon has heard, it is now legal for cyclists to treat…
