Category: Bike Law South Carolina
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Mike Bannister: Dentist, Bike Collector, Beer Lover, Crash Survivor
Mike Used a Cycliq Video Get Cycling Justice! One of the simplest, yet most important, ideas that we as cycling advocates try to convey to drivers is that people riding bikes on the roads are actual people with lives and identities apart from just “cyclist.” They are people on bikes. They are wives, husbands, daughters…
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Distracted Driving / High School Outreach
As a bicycle crash attorney, I spend a lot of time thinking of ways to prevent bike crashes. As a cyclist who rides almost everywhere I go for all of my daily errands, it is personal to me as well. Many people say that education is the key. Awareness of cycling laws should be part of…
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Greenville Spinners Group Rides
One South Carolina Club’s Approach to Group Rides Group Rides? Me: I can think of no better way to spend a Saturday morning. Also me: I can think of no worse way to spend a Saturday morning. My lament on the subject, The Lost Art of the Group Ride, was published in September 1, 2011, and…
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Ride Across South Carolina (in 1 day)
Timmy Finch joined 4 friends and rode from pizza parlor pizza parlor, 228 miles apart. On Saturday April 20, 2019, four of my friends (Nick D’Allesandro, Myles Lietzke, Bo Keller and Jason Layne) and I rode, essentially, across the state of South Carolina. This is not my first time riding across the state (as a SC bike…
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Bike Advocacy: Equity and a Paradigm Shift
A guest article from Amy Johnson Ely, Executive Director of Palmetto Cycling Coalition, SC’s state bike and walking advocacy organization. The landscape of bike and street politics has changed. The entire movement is redefining itself, and it is going to be beautiful. The identity of “bicyclists” has evolved. Our leadership can and should represent more – more…
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Car Has Been Found in South Carolina Hit-and-Run Bicycle Crash
On December 10th, 2016 Ben Burnett was knocked off his bicycle while riding in Greenwood, South Carolina, by a hit-and-run motorist. The efforts of one cyclist, the South Carolina Highway Patrol, and local media have all led to the vehicle being found yesterday. On December 10th, 2016, Ben Burnett was knocked off his bicycle while…
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Get Ready to Rumble!
Or “How SC DOT is ruining roads at pennies at foot.” Here’s a guest rant from Katie Zimmerman. Katie is the Director of the Air, Water, & Public Health Program for the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League. She joined the League in 2009 as a Project Manager after working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s…
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DOT Truck Smashes into House: Surprised?
Guest Post by Amy Johnson Ely, Executive Director of the Palmetto Cycling Coalition On my way home from work last night, I passed by the site of a home adjacent to a 5 lane road in Columbia, that just had a work truck plow through its front door. The truck entered the front room of…
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Picking Up The Pieces – Charleston Biker’s Clean-Up Efforts
If you were to name biking advocates, you probably wouldn’t put Charleston bicyclist Richard Moss high on your list. But Richard, pictured here with his wife, is making a difference all the same – one broken bottle at a time. For the past 10 years, Richard has biked to his job as a senior applications analyst…
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From Bike Crash To Bicycling Advocate
A 2010 Bike Car Crash Turned Frank Mansbach into a Voice for Greenville Bicyclists Would you stop riding your bike if you were hit by a car? Not if you’re Frank Mansbach. Six years ago, a motorist struck Frank while he was on a morning bike ride. That crash transformed Frank into a powerful advocate…
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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,…
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“New Mobility” in Charleston
Charleston Bicycle Accident Attorney Timmy Finch reports on the future. On Monday night I went to listen to Gabe Klein present recommendations for the City of Charleston to help the city move forward with a “New Mobility.” Right away, Klein proclaimed that he is not so much a fan of proposals and studies as he…