If you don’t mind I’d like to slip into Medical Mode for all you cyclists out here, here’s a discussion that I have with my injured cyclists clients and the parents of young cyclists. The human brain weighs approximately 3.0 pounds/1.5kg. It is sitting in a semi-opaque fluid called cerebral spinal fluid. It is inside […]
I received the following question to me on the Florida Bicycle Law.com website from a rider in Sanibel Island: “Dear J. Steele: I was given a ticket for running a stop sign. On the ticket the officer noted that I had ‘run four stop signs’ and was giving me a ‘warning’ for running four previous […]
As you know I rail monthly in the FloridaBicycleLaw.com newsletter about bicycle crashes and the senseless slaughter of the best of our communities by distracted drivers and those who ignore the laws requiring distance from bicycles. However recently there have been several editorials on “watch out for bicycles. On July 2, 2011, Dr. Kurt Lang […]
1. Failing to Call Law Enforcement After a Crash Why anyone would not do this is amazing, but sometimes people do not call the police after a crash. Unless, you have an MRI machine on the back of your bike (unlikely) or have the ability to self diagnoses (I don’t care if you really are […]
Printed in The Florida Bar News, June 1, 2012. When Justice Teaching volunteers are asked about their sessions in the classroom, they describe the experience as fulfilling and enriching. However, as the recent unsolicited letter to Justice Fred Lewis, Justice Teaching’s founder, from Suncoast Elementary School teacher Sky President demonstrates, Justice Teaching has the capacity […]