Jun 5, 2019 | Bike Accident
A Chemung County grand jury has indicted an Elmira Heights woman who was arrested in April after an Elmira bicyclist was struck and killed in a fatal hit-and-run crash near Eldridge Park in Elmira. The grand jury indicted Sara E. Harnas, 40, of East 11th Street in...
May 16, 2019 | Bike Accident, Uncategorized
The Ziff Law Firm thanks New York State Sen. Tom O’Mara for his tireless fight to make our streets and roadways safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. On Wednesday, the New York State Senate approved legislation that O’Mara has co-sponsored for several...
May 13, 2019 | Bike Accident
Bicyclists are encouraged to come together Wednesday evening (May 15) in Elmira to honor those who have been injured or killed while riding. The worldwide Ride of Silence, in its 17th year, will run from 7 to 8 p.m. starting at Wisner Park in downtown Elmira. The...
Apr 30, 2019 | Bike Accident
Chemung County may soon connect Elmira and Horseheads with a new bicycle 6.15-mile corridor that would give bicycle riders a safer path to travel from the Chemung River in Elmira to Hanover Square in Horseheads. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that NY State is...
Apr 23, 2019 | Bike Accident
Ithaca is offering a great way to celebrate spring this weekend and promote biking and walking – Bike Walk Tompkins, a great cycling advocacy organization in Ithaca, will hold its 14th Streets Alive! street festival from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. I...
Apr 13, 2019 | Bike Accident
I am sad to report that another Elmira bicyclist was struck by another careless motorist who simply wasn’t paying attention and struck a bicyclist while making a turn. At about 7:30 a.m. Friday, a motorist struck a male bicyclist, identified as a man in his 50s,...
Apr 12, 2019 | Bike Accident
The recent fatal bike crash in Elmira revealed the worst of humanity and the best of humanity. The worst in a woman, in the middle of the day, who was extremely drunk. Who drove her car drunk. Who ran down an adult bicyclist in a crosswalk. Who left that...
Apr 10, 2019 | Bike Accident
Charles G. Rogers, a 68-year-old bicyclist from Elmira, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver with a suspended license Tuesday afternoon on Grand Central Avenue in Elmira, police said. Mr. Rogers was crossing in the crosswalk on Grand Central near the Clemens...
Apr 8, 2019 | Bike Accident
Bicyclists are back on our potholed Twin Tiers roads, and in addition to navigating around bad road conditions, we have to be mindful of the drivers around us. We’ve all gotten angry at thoughtless or careless drivers, and in that moment, did we confront?...
Mar 19, 2019 | Bike Accident
Sad to say but it appears to be open season on bicyclists in New York City. So far this year, in less than three months, 7 cyclist fatalities. In the last week alone, two very experienced bicyclists were struck and killed. NYC police said a total of...
Mar 13, 2019 | Bike Accident
It’s great to see longtime Elmira business owners – and longtime champions for downtown – work together to promote a great business and help a local agency that serves people with disabilities. It’s an inspiring story that resulted in the...
Jan 17, 2019 | Bike Accident
Sometimes, a 10-year-old boy can be more responsible than a 66-year-old man. That was the case last fall in the aftermath of a car-bike crash in the Rochester suburb of Pittsford, according to a report this week in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle newspaper. The...
Oct 8, 2018 | Bike Accident
This video illustrates (sadly again….) that cell phones and driving do NOT mix. Ouch!!!! Jim Reed NY Bike Crash Lawyer
Oct 3, 2018 | Bike Accident
The City of Elmira is going Lime, too. The city will soon have ride-sharing bikes and electric scooters from LimeBike, a ride-sharing company that people will be able to access from their smartphones and other ways. Watch for more details soon in the local news media...
Sep 13, 2018 | Bike Accident
My wife, Meg, and I have been riding together on a tandem bicycle for 20 years. We ride single bikes most of the time, but the tandem gives us a great way to share our passion for cycling and spend time together enjoying the beautiful Finger Lakes countryside. We are...
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...
