Category: Advocacy
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Off-Duty Cop Bullies Cyclist (and Gets Schooled)
We deserve better routes to ride, and we deserve better trained police officers. Here’s a video of an off-duty Charleston police officer confronting a cyclist (who had been cycling against traffic on a one-way street), preventing him from leaving, and getting physical and ultimately schooled. The officer is currently on administrative leave pending investigation. There’s…
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Biking is a Civil Right
Folks who think cycling advocates are “Too White, Too Shrill” are missing the movement. It is very much a civil rights issue, as important as any, and more important than most, in its ability to positively change lives and communities. Despite a visionary mayor for decades and a promising new one for months, and despite…
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Chicago Bike Shop Continues Fight Against Wealthy Condo Owners
There are things the world needs less of. Poverty. Traffic. Condominiums. Bike shops would not make the list. Fixers and sellers of bicycles are folks who only the most irascible curmudgeon would wish to see fewer in number. Yet, battle lines have been drawn in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood between the owners of high end…
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Driver Intentionally Runs Over Skateboarder (Video)
A car can be a weapon, and when used to kill, the driver gets a break. Recently in Toronto, a young skateboarder was run down and killed when a taxi driver intentionally smashed his taxi into him. The driver was sentenced to four years. The sentence has been criticized by some as too stiff, and…
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Dumb and Dumber – Anti-Biking Laws Coming Soon To A Legislature Near You?
Let’s all enjoy a nice big chuckle at those idiotic proposals. Meanwhile…. I’ve had a good laugh at those ridiculous anti-biking bills that have been circulating on Facebook. All you can do is shake your head in disbelief, cringe a little and shrug it off. It’s like watching a spectacular belly flop from the high…
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Door Zones: A Dangerous Game of Russian Roulette For Cyclists
Advocacy / Bike Law Canada / Bike Law Colorado / Bike Law Illinois / Bike Law Louisiana / Bike Law New York / Bike Law USA
Dooring crashes. You know the danger if you live in any U.S. or Canadian city where older roads have been retrofitted with bike lanes. Those bike facilities are often shoehorned into the space next to car parking. When car passengers open their door without looking, they can hit passing bikers. Here’s how Daniel Flanzig, a…
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Tennessee Bicyclists — Your Bike Facilities Are At Risk!
Tennessee bicyclists, take note: a bill being considered by your lawmakers could wipe out funding for biking and bike facilities. The bill with the potential to cause the most damage is HB 1650. (A related Senate bill is SB 1760.) The House Transportation Subcommittee has it scheduled for consideration this Wednesday (Feb. 17). What is the…
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Cyclist Obstructing Traffic? Nope – Roll the Videotape!
A Michigan State Trooper incorrectly told a bicyclist he had to ride single file on the road’s shoulder. With help from a member of the Bike Law network and the trooper’s own dash cam video the cyclist had the ticket dismissed. When a Michigan bicyclist got a ticket in 2015 for impeding traffic, he could…
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Checking In With Memphis Bicycle Advocates
Bike Law recently caught up with Memphis bicycle advocates Kyle Wagenschutz and Tulio Bertorini to discuss biking in their city. Both Kyle and Tulio have made national news for their efforts on behalf of cyclists in Memphis. We came away inspired by the great things they are doing. Tulio and the Memphis Hightailers First, we…
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Bike Law Attorney Fights “Recreational Property” Status for Chicago Bike Lanes
Illinois Bike Law attorney Brendan Kevenides made the news last week in his legal fight to block Chicago from calling its bike lanes “recreational property.” Brendan is representing a 35-year-old cyclist who was seriously injured in 2014 when she hit a sinkhole in a bike lane on North Damien Street. The cyclist’s injuries included facial scars and…
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Faulty Police Report Fixed In Biker’s Death
The parents of 23-year-old Canadian bicyclist Iain Gerrard heard the words no parents ever want to hear: “Your son is dead.” On July 14, 2014, the Gerrards learned their son had been killed in Mississippi on a bike tour of the Deep South. Iain’s parents were devastated by the news. Their grief quickly turned to anger…
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Does the NC DOT Want to Restrict Your Rights As a Bicyclist?
Right now you’re probably spending the holiday with families and friends – perhaps even getting out for a bike ride. But while you’re enjoying those festivities, your rights as a bicyclist in North Carolina are being placed in serious jeopardy. A study committee set up by the General Assembly under House Bill 232 has been…
