Road Rights

Cyclists have a right to the road, but where we should be on that road depends on state law and conditions. Generally there are bicycle-specific statutes requiring us to ride as close to the right as practicable. “Practicable” means that, …

We talked with the experts on the front lines of bicycle advocacy. Here’s what they have to say about getting an Idaho-style stop as yield law passed in your state.

By Bob Mionske

Andy Clarke, President, League of American Bicyclists…

This is the second of a two-part post about Road Rage. In the first part Bob Mionske explained road rage from a legal perspective. In Part II, below, Bob suggests how to handle it.

By Bob Mionske

So what should …

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 cyclist approaches an intersection controlled by a stop sign, the …

This is the first of a two-part section on Road Rage. In this first part Bob Mionske explains road rage from a legal perspective – what it is, legally as well as psychologically, and how it affects cyclists. In Part …

Five cyclists were on a country road when an SUV approached from behind. The driver blasted his horn as he buzzed the group. After he passed, one of the cyclists motioned for the driver to come back; the driver stopped …

By Bob Mionske

There are a lot of good reasons to ride a bike—among them, it’s good for your health, it’s good for your pocketbook and it’s good for the environment. In fact, according to the League of American Bicyclists…

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 the University of Tennessee at Martin, was working on an …

By Bob Mionske

In 1898, Dr. Truman J. Martin of Buffalo, New York paid $11.25 for an insurance policy that provided him with up to $10,000 of liability coverage (about $250,000 in inflation-adjusted dollars, according to the Consumer Price Index). …

Most cyclists’ greatest fear is colliding with a car. The danger is not as common as we might believe: Only 28.7 percent of cycling accidents involve an automobile, according to a Federal Highway Administration study. However, about 75 percent of …