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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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 …
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 — …
Mionske considers the upsides of Idaho’s “stop as yield” law and says that more states should be so forward-thinking, despite objections
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.”
-Abraham Lincoln
A little over …
Bob Mionske addresses the dangers of parked cars, which may contain drivers who will open their doors without warning, causing a crash
The Door Zone. What do you need to know about the ‘DZ?’ Just three words: Don’t go there. …
Video camera footage can be used in legal cases but cyclists need to keep their tempers in check, writes Bob Mionske
Editor’s note: We are pleased to reintroduce “Legally Speaking,” a column penned by lawyer Bob Mionske. Have a question …
Olympic cyclist and lawyer Bob Mionske is reviving his VeloNews column to answer questions about cycling and the law
Editor’s note: We are pleased to reintroduce “Legally Speaking,” a column penned by lawyer Bob Mionske. Have a question about the …
’The first time I saw a copy of VeloNews, it was still a newspaper. It was the early 80’s and I had just ’discovered’ the sport. A friend had an extensive collection of VeloNews, and I just pored over the …
Ask any motorist what irritates them most about cyclists, and you’re likely to get an earful about cyclists who behave as if stop signs and red lights don’t apply to them.
It’s a sore point in relations between motorists and …
Ghost bike: A memorial in honor of Tracey Sparling.
Tracey Sparling, a 19-year old student at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, was returning to campus after a lunch-break trip to her apartment. As she approached the red light at …
