By Bob Mionske
Before I jump into this column, I’d like you to hear from a concerned fellow attorney, Jeffrey Lynne, who recently wrote to me and Loren Mooney, editor-in-chief of Bicycling. Lynne is an attorney in the Ft. Lauderdale …
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Even before there were cars, traffic laws applied to cyclists.
In most states, a bicycle is legally defined as a vehicle, and the law specifies that cyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as the operators of other vehicles. The …
Yes, even the police are wrong sometimes.
By Bob Mionske
A few months ago, I received a phone call from a cyclist with an incredible story about an incident in Lawrence County, Ohio. Because the cyclist—a guy named Tony Patrick—was …
So many cyclists seem to think that it’s not worth the effort to come to a stop at signs and signals. I’m tired of seeing it, but they all say that it’s safer and easier to ride through. I know …
By Bob Mionske
Eight years ago, representative Earl Blumenauer had an idea—if the law allows employers to offer tax-free fringe benefits to subsidize their employees who commute by car, or by transit, shouldn’t the law also offer those kinds of …
