Time to change the “frame” of the debate. I was at the SWFBUD “Bicycle Bash” in Tampa in November 2012 and had a lot of people stop by my booth and discuss how we can improve our lots from a legal standpoint. Our problem as serious cyclists who want the laws in our favor enforced […]
When I talk with the drivers of human powered vehicles like bicycles, tricycles and recumbents, their greatest fear is contact with a motorized vehicle. Pedestrians and human powered vehicles share the same status: you are a vulnerable user of the public roads; You are more likely to be injured in a crash with any motor powered […]
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 […]