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.
Dear Readers; It’s been a beautiful autumn here lately; blue skies, sunny days, the leaves turning beautiful hues of yellow, orange, and red before falling. The leaves haven’t been alone…
Dear Readers, In Deliverance of the bird man, a reader wrote in to ask about an incident in which his group ride was buzzed, and in response, the ride leader flipped…
Dear Readers, Last column (Deliverance of the bird man), we had a letter from C.W. in “deepest darkest West Virginia” asking about self-defense, after his club ride was buzzed by…
Dear Bob, I thought you might like to address this in your column. We were on a group ride in deepest darkest West Virginia and a car passed with oncoming…
Dear Bob, I live and bike in Texas. A few weeks ago friends in a cycling club were stopped and cited for failure to stop at a 4-way stop sign….
Dear Readers, In my last Legally Speaking column, we had a question from R.H. about riding two abreast while pacelining in Pennsylvania. In this column, we have a few more questions…
Hi Bob, First of all thanks for the “Legally Speaking” column. It’s informative, sometimes empowering and always interesting. On a group ride last week on a country road with no…
Dear Bob, I always enjoy reading your column. Lately though, I haven’t seen your column, which has been kind of disappointing for me. Where have you been? Are you still…
By Bob Mionske Dear Bob, I am getting ready for the new season of racing and am planning out my training schedule in preparation for the spring races. My teammate…
Dear Bob, I don’t remember if you’ve covered this question. This has come up a number of times in our club lately. Is it legal to ride across an intersection…
