Category: Bike Law North Carolina
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Ride Guide: 2017 BIKE! Charlotte Mayor’s Ride
A celebrated annual event in Charlotte is the annual Mayor’s Ride that kicks off two weeks of bicycling events around Charlotte, NC called BIKE! Charlotte. This morning Bike Law North Carolina helped kick off the ride in style. 2017 BIKE! Charlotte Events There are dozens of events over the next 2 weeks to motivate and educate bicyclists across Charlotte. Events you’ll
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Ride Guide Charlotte: Bike LUCK Charity Ride April 29th
In Charlotte, there is a very special woman doing extraordinary things for children with congenital heart disease. Julia Engel, a 3 time Boston Marathon finisher, and road cycling badass was born with a VSD and later diagnosed with chronotropic incompetence and heart block. She has been able to enjoy biking and running thanks to 7 pacemakers
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Packs of Cars Are Always in the Way
It never fails. I’m trying to ride my bike to work through my neighborhood and these packs of cars always get in the way. They take up the whole road and won’t let me pass! Should cars be allowed on neighborhood streets? Last week, I wrote the above post on my personal Facebook timeline. It
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BikeWalk NC Lobby Day – April 5, 2017
Join Bike Law North Carolina at the first BikeWalk NC Lobby Day in Raleigh to meet legislators and fellow bicycling advocates on April 5th, 2017. Purpose of the NC Biking Lobby Day 1. We want legislators to understand that bicycling and walking are legitimate and viable modes of transportation; a necessary and legitimate part of any
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Mercedes the Menace Could Have Killed Someone.
Road rage in NC is not an isolated incident. Anti-bike rage kills. Well, road rage has again reared its ugly head near Charlotte, North Carolina. This time no one was hurt, but the behavior was life threatening, photos were taken, and the social media story went viral. As a bike crash attorney in Charlotte, and as
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Will new North Carolina laws make cycling safer?
On July 12, House Bill 959 was signed into law and it changes a few things for bicyclists. What effect, if any, will these changes have on bicycle safety? A little background, if you haven’t been following along. Last summer, the Legislature passed HB 232 and set up a working group to study North Carolina
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Felony Charges in NC Bike Crash
Better late than never. At Bike Law, we know too well that drivers are often not seriously charged for injuring cyclists in crashes. But in more and more of our cases, they are. Here’s a recent example from North Carolina in which the police correctly upped the charges from misdemeanor to felony. Thanks to the
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Update on Mike Dayton
Check here for the latest news, as we get it, about the North Carolina bicycle crash that injured 4. As most of you know, Mike Dayton and three other cyclists were run down on a North Carolina road on Saturday, February 20th. Mike is Bike Law’s webmaster and blogger, and if you read these pages,
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Charlotte Bike Mechanic Among The Nation’s Best at Wrenching!
There’s a lot of exciting bike racing going on this week in at Cyclocross Nationals in Asheville, North Carolina. We’ll have some reports on that. In the meantime, another exciting competition took place last night – the Mechanics National Championships, held at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Charlotte, North Carolina’s own Tim Anderson took away a
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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
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North Carolina Bike Law Attorney Ann Groninger
North and Law founder, Ann Groninger believes that improving North safety will encourage more people ride, which makes communities better places live. Legal Help In North Carolina Bicycle Accident Cases North Carolina lawyer and Bike Law founder Ann Groninger’s motivations for focusing her practice on bicycle cases are selfish ones. She rides her bike for transportation and recreation
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Bike Law CX Riders Headed to Post-Thanksgiving Event
At Bike Law, we’re big fans of cyclocross, and we sponsor a Bike Law CX Team. With the cyclocross season in full swing, we have riders heading to Hendersonville, North Carolina, for a November 28 event. The event, presented by Asheville Cyclocross, is being held at the Oskar Blues REEB Ranch. The Bike Law crew from Charleston, SC,
