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Dec 05 2016
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Legally Speaking: On Vulnerable Road User laws

By BicycleLaw 2016, Articles No Comments

Cyclists in Louisiana won’t be receiving legal protection as “Vulnerable Road Users” (VRU) anytime soon, after a vulnerable user bill was shot down in the Louisiana legislature last week. Headlining the opposition to the bill? State Rep. Kenny Havard, tireless …

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Dec 02 2016
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Legally Speaking: Impeding traffic?

By BicycleLaw 2016, Articles No Comments

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A still from the dash cam footage used in a trial of a Michigan rider who had been wrongly cited for impeding traffic.

On a wet, humid Sunday morning last August, while I puttered around his driveway on his fat …

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Nov 30 2016
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Legally Speaking: Collisions not accidents

By Bob Mionske 2016, Articles No Comments

“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 …

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Nov 28 2016
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Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske: Group ride etiquette

By Bob Mionske 2016, Articles No Comments

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. …

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Dec 17 2015
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Legally Speaking: Rolling coal is wrong — and illegal

By Bob Mionske 2015, Articles No Comments

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 …

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Nov 09 2015
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Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske: Vulnerable user laws

By Bob Mionske 2015, Articles No Comments

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 …

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Oct 03 2015
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Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske: Autumn lights

By Bob Mionske 2015, Articles No Comments

Bob Mionske explains why lights are an important accessory to bring on fall rides for safety and to shield yourself from liability.

Another summer has come and gone, and another fall has arrived. With season barely over, roadies are still …

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Sep 01 2015
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Legally Speaking: What to do if you’re hit by a car

By Bob Mionske 2015, Articles No Comments

Bob Mionske explains the dos and don’ts of what to do if you’re hit by a car while riding.

Picture this: You are riding along on your regular training route and nearly home. The light is green ahead, so you …

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Aug 06 2015
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Legally Speaking: At least three feet

By Bob Mionske 2015, Articles No Comments

Bob Mionske explains the importance of three-feet-to-pass laws and why they must be consistently enforced by authorities.

It’s a common cliché that cyclists are “scofflaws” who either don’t know or don’t care about traffic laws (recent researchindicates that …

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Jun 12 2015
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Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske: Do cyclists pay their fair share?

By Bob Mionske 2015, Articles No Comments

Bob Mionske addresses the myth that cyclists don’t pay their fair share to build and maintain roads, compared to motorists

Cyclists need to start paying their share for using the roads!”

This is a common refrain from bike haters — …

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