Category: Bike Law South Carolina
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South Carolina Bike Law Lawyer: Timmy Finch
Why I became a bicycle lawyer. The one career choice I have made that has not raised the question, “Why would you do that?” has been joining the Bike Law Team. For roughly the past five years, I was a prosecutor in Charleston, SC. The prosecution was great. I was assigned a very challenging caseload…
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Riding Two Abreast
Law Peter explains why it is often a safer way ride. We hear more and more about those damn cyclists riding two abreast. Not a week goes by that the lawyers of Bike Law don’t get a call from a journalist asking about this controversy. We hear from frustrated drivers, complaining that when they drive behind a…
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Charleston Bicycle Accident Lawyer: Charleston wasn’t designed for bike-loving college kids
Recently BikePortland.org wrote a blog posted called 4 things U.S. college towns could teach planners about biking. The post explains how biking is more popular in college towns like Davis, CA, Eugene, OR, and Boulder, CO because they are designed for it. And when you have a well designed city that encourages biking and walking, you…
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Charleston Bicycle Attorney reports on Charleston Moves Advocacy Success
Tom Bradford, Executive Director of Charleston Moves, is passionate about urban planning and bicycle advocacy. Here he shares his recent experience with the improvements for the Rte. 41 Bridge over the Wando River. “The South Carolina Department of Transportation, confronted by a large array of political leaders and public officials, changed the configuration of the…
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Is Charleston Ready for Bicycle Tourists?
On November 21st, 2013, the New York Times Travel section featured Charleston (again). In “36 Hours in Charleston,” cycling is listed as one of the top things to do: “The quickest way to soak up all the city’s marvels is on two wheels. Rent beach cruisers from the Bicycle Shoppe, where you can also pick…
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Statement from the Burke Family
With permission from the Burke family, I am posting the family’s statement to the the court during the Burke sentencing hearing that took place at 11:30 am this morning, October 18, 2011. The Burke FamilyVictim Impact StatementBy Paul Burke Eight months ago I gave a eulogy to celebrate my brother’s life. Although Matt’s time on…
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Driver sentenced to jail and must forfeit license
At 1:00 pm today, the driver who killed Matt Burke was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 5 years of probation, and forfeited his driver’s license. Peter WilbornBike Law founder and bicycle crash lawyer Peter Wilborn has raced, toured, commuted, and ridden his bike daily for fun. In 1998, Peter had a bike tragedy in…
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S.C. Driver convicted of felony for killing cyclist
BREAKING NEWS: Monday, October 17, 2011, Aiken, South Carolina The driver who killed cyclist Dr. Matthew Burke pled guilty to felony manslaughter just after 3 p.m. and was sent to jail by an Aiken Circuit Court Judge. On October 1, 2010, on a straight road in broad daylight in Beech Island, South Carolina, driver Daniel…
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Nominate an Advocate for the Blue Ridge Parkway Bicycle Tour
The response to our Tour of the Blue Ridge / Advocacy Roundtable has been amazing! Of course folks are thrilled: June 22 – 26, 2011. Boone to Asheville. 20 riders (only 12 8 spots left). 60+ mountain miles a day. Advocacy and strategy sessions by night. Great food and drink. Mountain Inns. Led by the Black Bear Adventures.…
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Charleston Van Driver Taunts Cyclist and is Charged With Crime
I received a call this summer that really put Bike Law to the test. Here’s what happened: a cyclist on a Sunday morning ride – the one day and time of the week he usually feels safe – was pedaling on rural River Road on Johns Island, SC. The cyclist explained that a van drove…
