Over the last two decades Bob Mionske has written the well-received Legally Speaking column for VeloNews, providing insight into legal issues affecting cyclists. His past efforts are catalogued below.
Bob, It is difficult to express my outrage after verifying the facts of the Autumn Growhowski story. I find the collision (it should never be called an “accident”) terrifying, and…
Nineteen-year-old Autumn Grohowski was on her cell phone with her dad, just letting him know she would be home soon. It was June, a summer night in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and…
Bob, We have a little ride in Iowa called RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa). A few years ago a cyclist hit a centerline crack and died. The…
Dear Bob, In Eau Claire, Wisconsin, during a ride on the last Friday of last month, 17 cyclists were ticketed for violating the two abreast statue by claims that they…
Dear Readers, ( Two weeks ago, in From Dodge to Tombstone, we had a letter from a reader in Fort Collins, Colorado, who wrote to ask about the interpretation of…
Dear Readers,( The response to From Tombstone to Dodge has been tremendous, some favorable, some not-so-favorable. So although I intended to discuss two more issues this week that were raised…
Dear Readers, This past week, I received several emails from cyclists in Colorado regarding enforcement of the two-abreast law by the sheriff of Larimer County. This is the first time…
Bike Accidents: What to Do After the Crash If you are on a bicycle and get into an accident with a car or truck, what you do at the accident…
Bike Accidents: Collisions With Cars at Intersections Learn about liability when bikes and cars collide at intersections — and how to avoid these crashes and accidents. Although intersections represent a…
Bob, My question about the Shootout is that while the Tohono O’Odham deputy loves to enforce some tribal statute that I have never been able to find that requires single…
