Category: Bike Law Louisiana
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A Comprehensive Guide to E-Bikes in Louisiana: Laws, Tips, and Choosing the Best E-Bike
E-bikes are popping up everywhere. If you’re riding one in Louisiana or thinking about getting one, you may have questions about the laws, safety tips, and how to pick the right bike. That’s exactly what this post is here for! We’ll break down what you need to know about riding e-bikes in Louisiana, from legal…
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Dooring Case Goes to Trial (and Wins)
Louisiana has the first trial verdict assigning 100% fault to the passenger who did the dooring and 0% fault to bicyclist who was doored. Buena Batiste did not plan to be “doored.” She was knocked off her bike by a car door and then yelled at by the woman who opened it. Fortunately, we were…
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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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Uber as Bicycling Motorcade? Absolutely.
Faced with a perilous bridge, Charlie summons a motor-pacing escort. Know this $8 ride-hack! I often find myself wanting to ride on a roadway corridor that doesn’t want me there. At best, I could make it across alive with some close calls and a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. At worst, I…
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The Tour de France from Behind the Lens
Interview of TdF photographer (and Bike Law Louisiana client) Chris Graythen It’s Tour de France time. I follow the racing daily through the footage on TV feed and still photos. But I hadn’t ever considered what’s happening on the other side of the camera lens. Like, what actually goes into snapping these pictures that we…
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New Orleans Ride of Silence
May 15, 2019 I’m going to the Ride of Silence on the evening of Wednesday, May 15, 2019. This ride honors those who have been injured or killed while riding and raises awareness about sharing our roadways. If you’re in favor of this, come ride with us. The Ride of Silence happens worldwide and is now…
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University Student Attacked on His Bike in New Orleans
On Monday, October 24, 2017, at approximately 5:00 pm, a motorist driving a gray Dodge Durango SUV attacked a University of New Orleans student, Timothy Walls, who was riding his bicycle home from class. The incident occurred as Walls rode his bicycle southbound on Elysian Fields and neared the intersection with Filmore Avenue in New…
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HELP NEEDED! New Orleans Hit and Run
Please help us find the driver of the dark-colored, four-door sedan that hit and paralyzed Omar Hindi on Monday, August 7, 2017. The crash happened on the Westbound downslope of the Seabrook Bridge in New Orleans near Lakefront Airport. The sedan should be expected to have damage to its front passenger bumper/headlight and to its…
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A Cautionary Tale on Proper Bicycle Crash Reporting
Imagine waking up in a nightmare scenario – you’ve been hit by a car, treated at an emergency room, and are being discharged to find that you have no information about the driver that injured you. Worse, you learn that the responding police officers failed to write a report. Now, you are faced with medical…
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URGENT (again): NOLA Hit and Run (again). Help ID the driver (again!).
This is our second hit and run video in a week. Last time, you helped ID the driver and bring him to justice. Let’s do it again! Please help us find the driver of the vehicle who struck and seriously injured our friend and client, Michelle Phillips on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. The vehicle appears to…
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URGENT: NOLA Hit and Run. Help ID the driver from video.
Seeking help for a hit and run incident for New Orleans bicyclist. BREAKING NEWS: 9/28/16: Rebekah Abernathy’s hit and run driver has been identified and arrested. Michael Foley confessed to committing the crime in his 2007 Dodge. We understand that he was driving on a suspended license. Thanks to everyone who called with tips and sightings…
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Louisiana VRU Law Defeated Today
The notorious Rep. Kenny Havard killed the bill. He legislates in favor of thin, young strippers, and against bikes. *** 2d UPDATE, June 5, 2016, noon *** A cyclist emailed Havard to ask him to change his anti-bike position; Havard responded. His parents not only taught Havard “not to play in the road,” they apparently…
