What is worse – the underlying act or the coverup? A few days ago, we received a request for help from Eames Bennett, a Ph.D. Candidate at Texas A&M University. Recently, Eames was riding his bike home in College Station, Texas. At the same time, a family was walking their unleashed dogs next to a […]

It’s a brand-new year; behind us, we have had an amazingly successful year, with not one, but two new laws that have significantly improved Oregon’s bicycle laws and brought real, positive change for Oregon’s cyclists. As probably everyone in Oregon has heard, it is now legal for cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs […]

The star of the 2018 LAB Summit was hands down dockless bikeshare. Prior to even picking up their nametags at the registration booth, summit attendees encountered the wealth of dockless options available to them as a result of DC’s dockless bikeshare trial period, which is nearing the end of its seven month test run. Social […]

A few years ago, a bicyclist was pulled over in Shelby County by a sheriff’s deputy. He was threatened with a ticket for “obstructing traffic.” Apparently, the sheriff had not passed the cyclist as he cycled up a hill and, not surprisingly, no one had passed the sheriff, so a few cars were, in fact, […]

“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 […]

In her August blog post Police & Cyclists, Ann Groninger described some of the problems faced by cyclists when police don’t understand or respect bicyclists’ legal rights. Because most police obtain no special training about bicycling, they share many of the same misconceptions and biases as the general public. So what can be done about […]

It is common knowledge that most bicycles are made in Taiwan or China these days. However, the craft of making bikes has seen a rebirth in Detroit. In the last several years, a number of small frame builders have opened their doors in Detroit, including Motorless City Bicycle Co., Detroit Bicycle Company, Shinola, and 313 […]

Bike Law North Carolina is currently handling a case in which a Mavic R-SYS wheel failed and injured our client. Our client was riding her bike in a charity bicycle ride. Her bike was equipped with a set of R-SYS wheels she received from Mavic as a replacement for the original R-SYS wheel. Mavic recalled […]

This past Saturday, June 14, 2014, my firm (the Sinas Dramis Law Firm), along with the Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI), co-sponsored the 1st annual “Lids for Kids” Bike Helmet Giveaway and Bike Safety event, held at Garfield Park in Grand Rapids. This was our first helmet event in the Grand Rapids area, and […]

It feels good to be a cyclist this morning! We are still buzzing from the CHS and CLT Rides of Silence last night.  Great turn out in both cities, with many riders showing up for their fifth straight year.  Riding in the streets, in mass, in silence, is such a powerful experience.  Especially when you […]

mybikelaw was a sponsor and attendee of the 2011 National Bike Summit last week in Washington, DC. What an amazing experience! mybikelaw Director, Jana Morris Glover attended the Summit along with 800+ other bicycling advocates from all over the nation. As a sponsor, Jana handed out mybikelaw water bottles, socks, spoke cards, and business cards to […]

mybikelaw is honored to represent the Burke family.  It has been a tragic ordeal for them, but we are pleased to report that the driver (after four months of investigation) has been charged with Reckless Homicide, a South Carolina crime that carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.  Much more to come,  and […]