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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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…
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….
By Bob Mionske Car culture epitomizes the American love affair with the automobile, and no place quite epitomizes car culture like Southern California. Which makes what has been happening in…
A road-raging doctor in Los Angeles received a guilty conviction this week, but will that effect cyclists in the long run? By Bob Mionske It was the road rage incident…
A swift public relations campaign couldn’t save a successful Canadian lawyer from the fact that he ran down and killed a bike messenger. By Bob Mionske He was Metis, one…
Idaho’s stop-as-yield statute lets you ride safely and efficiently—without breaking the law. For 26 years, cyclists in Idaho have rolled through stop signs—legally. According to that state’s law, when a…
Is a law to protect cyclists rendered useless when it’s not enforced? By Bob Mionske In July of 2000, Brian Brown, then the director of the Campus Recreation Program at…