“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
– George Orwell, “1984”
Think of a recent story about a rider or group of cyclists who were injured in a collision with a motor vehicle. This can be someone …
A new year is underway and so is a new season of bike racing. For most of us, racing is still a ways away, but group rides are already heating up.
For some of us, that can present a problem. …
The roads belong to everybody, roadies included. But some people don’t see it that way. When they see you out on the road, it pushes their tribal buttons. You’re not their “tribe,” and sometimes they feel compelled to express their …
Question: What are the consequences for a driver who is paying more attention to the dial of their stereo, their coffee, a passenger, or their cell phone than they are to the roadway upon which they are traveling in their …
Over the years, I’ve written a number of times about incidents in Tennessee. In 2009, there was the crash that killed David Meek, a well-known and popular Chattanooga cyclist. The morning of March 5, 2009, Meek was commuting to …
Cheryl, a former client of mine, was riding one of her regular routes, one she had ridden probably hundreds of times before. The only thing on her mind was whether she should get some climbing in, or loop back home …
In some countries, comprehensive insurance policies are available for cyclists; like their counterparts for motorists, these policies cover cyclists for risks such as liability, personal injury, uninsured motorists, and theft. Until recently, comprehensive insurance policies for cyclists were not available …
New York is a study in contradictions. The state is ranked 29th for bicycle-friendliness in the League of American Bicyclists’ 2014 annual ranking. And yet New York City is ranked as the most bicycle-friendly city in America by Bicycling magazine. …
Sep 05, 2014
Oregon Bicycle Accident Attorney Bob Mionske on “Safe Passing” laws and the three-foot rule
A cyclist was seriously injured in an Oregon bicycle accident on Wednesday morning. The cyclist, Richard Barrett, 67, of Corvallis, Oregon was riding …
