In the US and the Netherlands, two children on bikes are struck by cars—and the responses couldn’t be more different By Bob Mionske The driver who hit Burgess Hu never…
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By Rick Bernardi What does one say, in the middle of the night, when once again, a cyclist lays dead and our system of injustice gives us its grotesque pro formaritual…
By Rick Bernardi, J.D. The reason most often-cited by motorists for the animosity between motorists and cyclists is the disregard that cyclists have for the traffic laws. And one complaint…
There was a time when California had the nation’s hippest, most innovative, progressive young Governor. I grew up in that California, and Jerry Brown was about as different a politician…
Yes, there is such a thing as cycling insurance. Here’s what you need to know—and why you might need it. For years, I’ve advised bike riders to piece together cycling…
This news article featuring Bob Mionske has been reproduced here for our archives. To access the original article, follow the link. The New York Times: Cameras Act as ‘Black Boxes’ When…
Too often the cycling news that captures our attention is about tragedy or injustice—or both. But as we continue to stand up for our right to the road, it’s also…
“Mrs. Morgan, you should not have been riding your bike on the road,” said the judge. It had been a hard, difficult road for Jan Morgan, but she was finally…
One of the most egregious violations of our right to the road is the “buzz,” when a motorist passes a cyclist perilously close—so close that buzzes frequently become rear-end collisions….
Any cyclist who has ever read an online news story about cycling is familiar with this phenomenon—the comments section, where drivers vent their fury at cyclists, regardless of facts or…