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, I just got done reading your April 24th column on the Arizona Shootout Bike Ride . Let me say right off, that the Pima County Sheriff’s deputy’s actions were…
Dear Readers,( Wyatt Earp tried his hand at many things in his long and colorful life; at various times he worked as a farmer, teamster, buffalo hunter, saloon-keeper, gambler, and…
By Bob Mionke Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske – Blaming the victim Published Apr. 10, 2008 on VeloNews Bob, Thank you for an outstanding article on the facts and media…
By Bob Mionske Bob, After reading your most recent “Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske – Mo’ Birdman Fo’ Y’all” and the earlier “birdman case,” it occurs to me that, as…
Bob, I was talking to a cycling friend today and telling him how my riding had been going and happened to mention an incident I was in while riding a…
By Bob Mionske Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske- Questions about the Cupertino crash … Published Mar. 19, 2008 Dear Readers; Tragedy struck the San Francisco Bay Area cycling community last week…
Dear Readers, The subject of group rides and traffic signals just keeps rolling along. Several weeks ago, we had a letter concerning a group ride that always seems to get…
Dear Readers, A few weeks back, we had a letter from E.W. concerning a group ride that consistently gets caught in the intersection on a short-cycle traffic light (See “One…
Dear Bob, Here’s a question for ya. I was wondering what the law is as far as in a group ride while crossing a street if the light changes to…
Dear Bob, Thank you for penning the column. I read with interest your notes on cycling deaths. You raise an interesting point: many cycling deaths result in no criminal legal…
