Category: Bike Law Georgia
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2017 National Bike Summit Recap
Tyler Dewey, Executive Director of BikeAthens, joins us in a guest post to recap the 2017 National Bike Summit where women were in the spotlight and bikes are finally being viewed as change agents from all areas of society. Memories of the National Bike Summit almost always fracture into a kaleidoscope of images — panels, dinners,…
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Cycling Law Enforcement Outreach in Georgia
This past November, Fulton County elected a new sheriff. (Yes, there’s literally a New Sheriff in Town.) During the run-up to the election, one of the candidates posted a tasteless video of John Wayne shooting guns and seemingly taking out cyclists. This created a huge backlash. One of the candidates for Sheriff, Ted Jackson, came to…
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Three Abreast: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Two’s Company, Three’s A Crowd. I recently had the chance to meet a passionate bicyclist named Max Mcallister. Max is, by all accounts, the real deal when it comes to bicycling and bike culture and is definitely a Bike Law kind of guy. He rides every day. He seeks out challenges. He rides through pain and,…
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A Tribute to Fallen Cyclist Dr. John Harsch
Another tragedy that proves that fatal bicycle crashes are not “accidents.” A Man Died Today. I / Bruce didn’t know him. So why am I so sad? John Harsch was killed doing something that he apparently loved. Riding his bicycle. I use the word “apparently” because I didn’t know him. But there are a lot…
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Cyclists — Your Fitbit Is Spying On You – And That’s Not Always A Bad Thing
Is your Fitbit a Fit Snitch? Is Strava spying on you? The scary truth is that the personal data being recorded by our fitness tracking devices and apps – such as Fitbit or Strava – could wind up as evidence in a bike accident court case. How that data is used will depend greatly on…
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Georgia Bike Law Attorney Ken Rosskopf
For over 20 years, Georgia Law Ken A. Rosskopf has been devoted representing bicyclists injured due the negligence of others, due road defects, or due defective bicycles. Ken’s experience as an and his deep passion for cycling has helped hundreds of bicyclists in Atlanta and across Georgia. Legal Help In Georgia Bicycle Accident Cases Georgia Bike Law attorney…
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A Close Call Leads to a Classroom Course on Bicyclists’ Rights
In the above video, a motorist passes a group of bicyclists with just inches to spare. The Georgia bicyclist who is buzzed reacts angrily. Who can blame him? Many of the 10,000 bicyclists who have watched that YouTube video have probably had a similar reaction. But I am happy to report that fellow Georgia Bike Law attorney Ken…
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Georgia Bicycle Summit
Bike Law Georgia has entered a strategic partnership with Georgia Bikes to be a Presenting Sponsor for the 6th Annual Georgia Bike Summit in November 2015. The Bike Summit will be in Milledgeville and starts with a First Friday Street party, followed by a day of workshops, discussion and speakers all revolving about ways to make Georgia a more bicycle…
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How to Enforce the 3 Foot Law?
Like a lot of states, Georgia has a 3 foot law that requires cars and trucks to leave a distance of at least 3 feet when passing a bicyclist. The advent of the 3 foot law should have been a tremendous benefit to the safety of the many riders on the roads in Georgia, particularly…
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Rogue Riders on Group Rides
Cycling Coach Robert Wilhite recently blogged about the dangers that rogue riders present in group rides. He gave several examples of a small band of riders who took it upon themselves to ignore basic rules of the road regarding right of way at intersections and barrel through stops, endangering not just themselves but also the many other…
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The Left Cross: cyclists seen with eyes, but not brain
I/Bruce had 2 new clients come in last week within a few hours of each other. Both had almost identical stories of drivers headed the opposite direction making left turns directly in front of them (aka, the “Left Cross”), causing the cyclist to slam into the passenger side of the vehicle. Both clients were very…
