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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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…
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Louisiana’s Vulnerable Road User Law is being resuscitated
Louisiana Legislature previously voted a VRU Law down in 2016 by only 5 votes. Recently, I was in a spirited discussion about whether Louisiana needs a law to act as a middle ground between serious criminal charges and petty traffic tickets when a bicyclist is hit or killed. Someone asked whether Louisiana law should hold…
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Meet Katrena Hunter
By Maria Borowik / Bike Law Georgia Superhero. Superwoman. Networking. Socializing. Fitness. These are the words that Bike Law Ambassador Katrena Hunter thinks of when she gets on her bike. When I see Trena riding in the city, or speaking to the media as a bike advocate, I think of words like: Empowerment, Strength, Passion.…
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“Life is not a Car Part”
2019 World Day of Remembrance for those killed and injured in traffic crashes. Today, we at Bike Law join the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (“FEVR”) in commemorating the 2019 World Day of Remembrance, honoring and remembering the many millions of people killed, injured and impacted by traffic crashes, and recognizing that “life is not a…
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Mandatory bicycle helmet laws are a terrible idea
The safety solution is more people on bikes, not fewer. A federal government agency is making a controversial recommendation to all 50 states that all bicyclists be required to wear helmets. Mandatory bicycle helmet laws are a terrible idea. Cycling as a form of recreation and transportation offers a myriad of benefits to the individual and the…
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Ghost Bike Honors Maine Bicyclist
Reminds Public of the Need to Be Attentive to all Traffic On Saturday, November 2, 2019, the family of Kathleen (“Kate”) Kirsch placed a ghost bike in her honor near the site of the tragic September 13, 2019 motor vehicle operator versus bicyclist collision that ultimately led to the loss of her life. Ghost bikes…
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Bike Law Partners with Cycliq
Cycling Safety and Celebration in Tandem November 1, 2019: Daylight Savings ends this Sunday, November 3rd, and we are counting down to fewer day time hours and the most dangerous time of year to ride a bike in the U.S. With approximately 65% of all crashes occurring in low light conditions, and the number of…
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Letter to the Press
It’s Crash, Not the A-Word. CLICK HERE FOR .PDF OF THE LETTER. [CLICK AGAIN ON THE .PDF AFTER JUMP FOR DOWNLOADABLE VERSION] To all members of the media and Associated Press: Crash fatalities amongst cyclists and pedestrians are at a 30 year high with more than 2 people on bikes being killed every day and…
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A Bicycle Co-Op Offers Hope
Reimagining Downtown in Hogansville, Georgia In the quaint downtown of Hogansville, Georgia, the memories of a once thriving economy are visible at every turn, from the old Opera House to the Royal Theater. In this quiet corner of Troup County, south of the hustle and bustle of Newnan and the revitalized town of Senoia,…
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The Hub for Cycling in Fairhope, AL
Katie Bolton’s Bike Shop is More than a Bike Shop. Katie Bolton and her husband Joseph are the proud owners of Fairhope Cycle and Tri in Fairhope, Alabama – the eastern shore. Their shop has been open for 8 years now and in addition to selling and servicing bicycles, the shop often is a “hub” for cycling…
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FAQ: Oregon’s New Stop as Yield Law
Answering your Oregon Stop Questions Stop as Yield. It was the legislative Holy Grail for Oregon cyclists. Idaho had pioneered the Stop As Yield concept—allowing cyclists to treat a stop sign as if it’s a yield sign—in 1982, and for decades, Idaho remained the only state where Stop as Yield was legal for cyclists, despite…
