When a cyclist is killed by a driver, justice is nearly always stacked toward the driver. And in this case in Toronto, the scales were tilted even more than usual….
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Executive Summary On Tuesday, May 25, Richard Peck, the special prosecutor appointed to try former Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant on charges involving the death of Toronto messenger Darcy Allan Sheppard,…
Recently, BicycleLaw.com was contacted by a woman who lives near Frederick, Maryland. She was seeking advice about how to track down a hit and run driver who had seriously injured…
When chased, crashed or bitten by a charging canine, here’s where you stand By Bob Mionske EVERY CYCLIST HAS HAD A PIECE OF A DOG’S MIND AT ONE time or…
State and Federal laws often have the cyclist’s back—especially when local laws don’t. By Bob Mionske Most cyclists, it seems, know more about traffic laws, and about their right to…
By Bob Mionske Imagine you’re listening to the radio one day, as you always do, and the radio personality is on a tear about how annoying the local softball league…
How and when to ride side by side, legally By Bob Mionske For many cyclists, riding with others, whether on an outing with a friend or an organized ride, is…
By Bob Mionske From time to time I get requests from cyclists who have reached the point of exasperation with an airline. The problem? An airline has accepted a passenger’s…
Earlier this week, we reported the unfortunate news that the cyclist who had been hit by a Waste Management truck in Scottsdale Arizona had lost her battle for life. Following…
In a follow-up article on the death of a British cyclist who was reportedly “deliberately run down” by Saudi youths outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Arab News is reporting that “Police…