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Tag Archives: Traffic Laws
The Politics of Proposing Laws to Limit Cyclists’ Rights
From time to time, elected officials propose laws designed to garner support from one group at the expense of another. Introducing these laws generates publicity and controversy. Politically savvy officials select laws based on a belief that their popularity … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Bicycle Laws, Bicycling Advocacy, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Rights, Motorist Hostility Towards Bicyclists, Traffic Laws
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Tying Cycling Traffic Violations to a Cyclist’s Driving Record
Asking drivers to share the road with bicyclists creates a growing sense of resentment, often associated with the act of giving something up for another’s gain. Feelings of not owing the other party anything accompany thoughts of extorting something … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycling Advocacy, Cyclist Rights, Driving License Demerits For Cyclists, Traffic Laws
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Turn Signals: Does Anyone Know What They’re For?
Once the novelty of learning to drive a car wears off, drivers get lazy. They forget the strict lessons taught to them early on and begin to take shortcuts. The longer they go without getting into an accident, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Safety, Traffic Laws, Turn Signals
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Riding Against the Tide
Riding a bicycle facing traffic is never a great idea. Drivers don’t expect to see a bicycle coming down the side of a road, to their right. They also don’t expect to encounter bicycles in places other than those … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycles Riding Facing Traffic, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Safety, Cyclist Rights, Traffic Laws, Wrong Way On A One-Way Street
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Sometimes a Cyclist’s Negligence Results in Manslaughter Charges
A combination of the words “cycling” and “manslaughter” is hard to fathom. So rare is it for a bicycle to do any real damage to anything but its rider and itself, that it’s hard to imagine how it could … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicyclist's Negligence, Cyclist Charged With Misdemeanor Vehicular Manslaughter, Cyclist Kills Pedestrian, Motorist Kills Cyclist, Traffic Laws
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Helping Police To Become Better Versed In Bicycle Laws
In Washington, D.C. the District’s Police Complaints Board recently presented a report which concluded that the police needed to be better versed in the bicycle laws they enforce. In collisions between cars and bicycles, police are sometimes confused about who … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Cyclist Rights, Police Training On Bicycle Laws, Traffic Laws
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What Cyclists Are Up Against
A nationally rated cycling instructor of the League of American Bicyclists recently wrote a letter to a local publication about the bicycling laws in Washington. He did this in response to comments left on an account of cyclists’ experiences … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycles And Road Wear, Cyclist Rights, Pseudoscience Used Against Bicyclists, Traffic Laws
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Law Enforcement’s Divergent Opinions On What It Means to Get Hit By a Car
A few years ago, I had surgery — for the third time — on the same knee. During the rehabilitation period, I wasn’t allowed to ride my bike. To quench my thirst for movement and aerobic exercise, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyclist Rights, Pedestrian Safety, Police Getting Hit By Cars, Traffic Laws
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Should Charges Be Filed When a Cyclist Kills a Pedestrian?
Among cyclists, much emphasis is placed on injury and death to cyclists caused by cars. An encounter with a car almost always turns out against the cyclist. And, even when the cyclist’s injuries result in death, drivers are rarely … Continue reading
