In October, two pedestrians died in Philadelphia after being hit by errant cyclists. Now, anti-cyclist sentiment is on the rise. A NOTE: Part Two of Traffic Injustice will be the…
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There is—or was—a bike on your roof rack. Will your insurance cover it? By Bob Mionske You enter your driveway and hit the garage-door remote, then hear the crash. After…
This is the First of a Two Part Story By Bob Mionske Susanne Kibler-Hacker, 42, a highly-experienced cyclist, is the coordinator for New Hampshire’s ride-to-work days at her office. The…
A road-raging doctor in Los Angeles received a guilty conviction this week, but will that effect cyclists in the long run? By Bob Mionske It was the road rage incident…
Light and reflector laws—and why you may want to do more than the law requires With night falling earlier and the sun rising later, many of us will do at…
By Bob Mionske The transition from summer to autumn has been a tough time for Toronto cyclists this year. On August 31, bike courier Darcy Allan Sheppard was run down…
Cyclists are required to signal turns just as drivers are—or, rather, should. Specific turn laws vary by state, but the Uniform Vehicle Code (the UVC is a suggested set of…
A swift public relations campaign couldn’t save a successful Canadian lawyer from the fact that he ran down and killed a bike messenger. By Bob Mionske He was Metis, one…
Laws that don’t help anyone usually go unheeded. But a smart one, in Idaho, could provide a nationwide model. By Bob Mionske In the polarized world of cyclist-motorist interactions, one…
Cyclists have a right to the road, but where we should be on that road depends on state law and conditions. Generally there are bicycle-specific statutes requiring us to ride…