Bob Mionske explains the dos and don’ts of what to do if you’re hit by a car while riding. Picture this: You are riding along on your regular training route…
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Bob Mionske explains the importance of three-feet-to-pass laws and why they must be consistently enforced by authorities. It’s a common cliché that cyclists are “scofflaws” who either don’t know or…
When the Beatles were in the studio recording what has gone down in music history as “the most important rock & roll album ever made,” Paul McCartney, working on one…
Bob Mionske addresses the myth that cyclists don’t pay their fair share to build and maintain roads, compared to motorists Cyclists need to start paying their share for using the…
Mionske considers the upsides of Idaho’s “stop as yield” law and says that more states should be so forward-thinking, despite objections The best way to get a bad law repealed…
When I first teamed up with Peter Wilborn and Ann Groninger to help launch the Bike Law network, there were exactly four states in the network—Maryland and South Carolina, represented…
Bob Mionske addresses the dangers of parked cars, which may contain drivers who will open their doors without warning, causing a crash The Door Zone. What do you need to…
Video camera footage can be used in legal cases but cyclists need to keep their tempers in check, writes Bob Mionske Editor’s note: We are pleased to reintroduce “Legally Speaking,”…
Olympic cyclist and lawyer Bob Mionske is reviving his VeloNews column to answer questions about cycling and the law Editor’s note: We are pleased to reintroduce “Legally Speaking,” a column penned…
Bicycle helmets have been in the news lately. Last month, Bike Law Illinois attorney Brendan Kevenides reported that an Illinois case may have some potential to hold Illinois cyclists liable…