Aug 2, 2018 | Bike Accident
Willem van Osselaer was a senior at Ithaca High School when he developed a great online tool for bicyclists in the Ithaca area. Willem, who will soon be a freshman at Cornell University, created Ithaca Cycling Routes as part of an experiential English class during his...
Jul 30, 2018 | Bike Accident
It’s worth reading a great new article by Eric Barton in Outside magazine, “Why Carbon Fiber Bikes Are Failing,” because he writes a balanced account about what’s happening with these bikes. There are more and more lawsuits nationwide...
Jun 11, 2018 | Bike Accident
All avid bicyclists collect gear over the years such as jerseys, bike seats, pedals, and more. Our gear clogs our houses and garages. Some of our old gear is still in good condition and would be welcomed by many other cyclists. But instead of donating it, we set it...
May 15, 2018 | Bike Accident
I recently received an email from a Twin Tiers resident concerned about bicyclists riding on sidewalks and on the wrong side of roadways. I was copied on the email that was sent to his mayor and police chief after the man almost struck a bicyclist riding on a...
Apr 16, 2018 | Bike Accident
A few months ago, I began writing a column for The Odessa File (photo above), a must-read community news website in Schuyler County. Since my wife and I live there now, I wanted to find a way to connect with my fellow residents, and I know that everyone in the county...
Apr 10, 2018 | Bike Accident
Last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would lift its ban on riding e-bikes, making bike-sharing and delivery companies happier. For motorists and bicyclists in the city, it will be one more faster-moving object to watch for as they zig-zag...
Jan 18, 2018 | Bike Accident
It’s winter in NY and PA — cold and icy and snowy, definitely not bicycle season — so it’s a good time to head to your garage, get your bike out, and complete a safety check. We will get our first taste of spring soon, I hope, so be ready. If...
Sep 27, 2017 | Bike Accident
Armin Heurich of Ithaca, the president of the Finger Lakes Cycling Club, has written an excellent guest blog post about his long battle for bicycle and pedestrian safety in Ithaca, a big issue in a progressive – but unsafe – city. The turning point in his...
Aug 14, 2017 | Bike Accident
If you or someone you love rides a bike in New York State, take 12 minutes or so and watch the two-part video series above that explains bicycle law in New York State. It’s an investment in your family’s safety on the roads! I am sure even experienced NY...
Apr 24, 2017 | Bike Accident
I recently spoke with members of the New York Magistrates Association at a meeting in Corning. The members are town and village judges and justices who often don’t have the legal training of lawyers, so they welcome presentations by top lawyers. I talked to...
Feb 28, 2017 | Bike Accident
There was a great story recently in the Rochester City Newspaper about a great life-changing opportunity for kids in Rochester. Dream Bikes, a nonprofit bike shop that opened earlier this year on University Avenue in Rochester, provides jobs to teens from lower-income...
Feb 16, 2017 | Bike Accident
Jonathan Maus, the publisher and editor-in-chief of BikePortland.org, had a great recent post about a New York Court of Appeals ruling about city street design and accident liability that could be great news for bicyclists all over the country. Jonathan writes:...
Jan 27, 2017 | Bike Accident
There is some very big news in the U.S. cycling world today. Bike Law, a national network of bicycle crash attorneys, is now the exclusive legal partner of USA Cycling, the governing body for competitive cycling in the United States. This partnership...
Jan 5, 2017 | Bike Accident
I recently received a question from an Elmira College student, who raised a very interesting – and often misunderstood – issue: bicycling while intoxicated. Can riders be arrested like motorists? Here is the question, edited for length: I recently...
Dec 7, 2016 | Bike Accident
It’s not every day that you see your name (and worse yet, your photo in lycra!) on the Huffington Post but I recently had that pleasure/horror in a very nice article about the CycleAdirondacks bicycle riding event held this past August. As many of my readers...
Sep 28, 2016 | Bike Accident
An actress who struck and killed a bicyclist in 2014 while distracted by her cell phone has been barred from driving in New York state – not by police or a criminal court judge, but by an administrative law judge. Many times I have had the unfortunate experience...
Sep 27, 2016 | Bike Accident
The Cycling In The South Bay blog had a great post recently that captures very well the agony/frustration/despair that often afflicts my clients who have suffered life-changing bike crashes. The blog post looks at a January 2015 collision Deb Banks suffered...
Sep 9, 2016 | Bike Accident
Jeff Miller, the former Executive Director of the national Alliance for Biking and Walking, and a recent consultant to the New York Bicycling Coalition (I am NYBC Board President), has come up with a cool business idea in Washington, D.C.: he runs bicycle tours...
Jul 25, 2016 | Bike Accident
The Journal News, a downstate newspaper that serves Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties, recently featured a story about bicycling accidents and deaths downstate, written by David McKay Wilson, a reporter, bicycling advocate and former board member for the...
Apr 28, 2016 | Bike Accident
The next time you’re in a big city with a bike-sharing program, and you’re worried about riding a shared bike on unfamiliar busy streets, remember a new study out that reports that bike sharing, which has seen rapid growth in the last 10 years, has...
