Category: Bike Law USA
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The Cycling Cap Giveaway Heard Round The World!
As part of a Bike Law cap giveaway for the holidays, Peter posted a fill-in-the-blank statement on Bike Law’s Facebook page. “My local bicycle culture is _________________.” (And identify your city.) We have been overwhelmed by the responses we received – literally from around the world, including France, Denmark and Canada – and we wanted to
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Drivers May Be Liable When A “Near Miss” Causes Injury
To horseshoes and hand grenades I would add bicycling in traffic to the list of activities in which close may be enough to do damage. While riding a bike, coming close to physical contact with a vehicle, i.e. a car door, may be enough to cause a crash and serious injury. In a video making
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Bicyclists & Hit and Run Drivers
At any given time about 20% of the cases we handle involve a hit and run driver. My unofficial research and experience suggests that a driver is more likely to flee the scene of an accident involving a bicyclist, and even more likely than that to flee the scene of an accident involving a pedestrian.
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Hostile Encounters: Deep Breaths and Making a Record
“How about I get out and f*** you up in front of your kid?,” says the person driving the car next to me. And a Happy Mother’s Day to you as well… Here’s what happened and here’s how I fought back. As someone who both drives a car and rides a bike, I consistently urge
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Bike Law Timmy’s Five Boro Bike Tour
On Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan pedestrians fill crosswalks like liquid aluminum in an anthill. At intersections every inch between waiting cars is a channel for people moving with and without purpose through the city. I was in one of those cars as I made my way from Bike Expo NYC to my hotel. In the
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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 2015 National Bike Summit
Bicyclists from across the country swarmed Washington D.C. last week to attend the 2015 National Bike Summit. At the event, dedicated bicycle advocates discussed the current state of affairs and the future of bicycling in the U.S. Also, this year’s summit marked the launch of a strategic partnership between Bike Law and the summit’s host, The League
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Bike Crash: do I need a lawyer?
A common question from cyclists injured in a crash or accident is, “do I need a lawyer?” Cyclists can be a tough bunch. We like to figure out things for ourselves. There are two possible scenarios: (1) If the injury is serious, the injured person often thinks, this is a no-brainer, the insurance company will
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Oregon Bicycle Helmet Laws: Your Rights and Duties
Bicycle helmets have been in the news lately. Last month, Bike Law Illinois attorney Brendan Kevenides reported that an Illinois case may have some potential to hold Illinois cyclists liable for their own head injuries if they are hit by a car and are not wearing a helmet. The day before that report came out, a study was released
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Mandatory Sidepath Confusion
Guest post from cycling historian Dr. James Longhurst Sidepaths haven’t existed for a century – so why do we still refer to “mandatory sidepath laws”? I want to reclaim a word. As a policy historian who has spent several years writing about the brief and largely-forgotten sidepath movement of the 1890s, I sometimes get an
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Bike Law’s Reaction to GHSA Report on Increase in Cycling Fatalities
Ann Groninger and Charlie Thomas analyze the analysis. Understanding trends in helpful in deciding where to focus safety efforts and crash prevention. According to a report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the number of bicyclists killed on U.S. roadways is trending upward. The report finds that yearly bicyclist deaths increased 16 percent between
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Bike Law Cycling Team on the podium!
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Bike Law CX team participated in the Tailwind Veterans Memorial Park Cyclocross Race. Bike Law teammates Amy Meldrum and Wade Burch rode their way to the podium with Amy taking the top spot in the Women’s Category 3-4 race and Wade riding to 2nd place in a very fast and talented Masters
