By Bob Mionske Before I jump into this column, I’d like you to hear from a concerned fellow attorney, Jeffrey Lynne, who recently wrote to me and Loren Mooney, editor-in-chief…
Even before there were cars, traffic laws applied to cyclists. In most states, a bicycle is legally defined as a vehicle, and the law specifies that cyclists have the same…
Yes, even the police are wrong sometimes. By Bob Mionske A few months ago, I received a phone call from a cyclist with an incredible story about an incident in…
So many cyclists seem to think that it’s not worth the effort to come to a stop at signs and signals. I’m tired of seeing it, but they all say…
By Bob Mionske Eight years ago, representative Earl Blumenauer had an idea—if the law allows employers to offer tax-free fringe benefits to subsidize their employees who commute by car, or…