The celebrated Bike New York Five Boro NYC Bike Tour takes place May 6th, 2013, and the Landaus look forward to taking part. Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau last toured all 5 boros in a day was during the New York City Marathon, which he ran with his brother. The Marathon in the Big Apple…
Continue readingThe helmet camera video of a cyclist being run off the road by a red truck driver was viewed with anger and apprehension by many of us in the DC Metro area cycling community. I had written about this incident a year and a half ago and only now is the perpetrator being brought to…
Continue reading“When the the US National Championships are in your backyard, you’ve got to give it a try,” says Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau. Even though he ended his run training in September after the Reston Triathlon (and a flare up of plantar fascitis), and stopped running altogether after finishing as runner-up in the Virginia Triathlon…
Continue readingBikers traveling through Herndon will finally be able to stop at a bike shop within sight of the W&OD Trail. With the Reston Bike Club meeting in the Herndon Municipal parking lot for group rides, the Sport & Health Supersprint Triathlon races finish at the caboose and cyclists coming to “Friday Night Live” and other…
Continue reading“What a great pun ! ” notes Loudoun lawyer Doug Landau. Known as a “punster” and a soccer fan, coach and player, lawyer Landau is excited that Loudoun County may have its own professional soccer club. The Triathlon Trial Lawyer’s Major League Soccer (MLS) tryout at George Mason University when the league was first formed…
Continue readingNVRPA rules for using the popular W&OD Trail, especially in the dark hours of the winter include: Riders are required to wear reflective clothing that can be easily seen from the front and rear. All bicycles must be equipped with at least one white headlight light that is visible in clear weather from…
Continue readingLeaving the Landau Law Shop on a dark winter evening, cyclist attorney Doug Landau would frequently see bikers of all shapes and sizes commuting, training and riding on the W&OD Trail in Herndon after dark. This environmentally friendly activity and healthy exercise was technically against the law, as the park trail closed at dark. But…
Continue readingGetting off his bum for a good cause meant that Doug Landau skipped today’s lectures at the Association for Justice Convention and instead raised funds and biked in the Miami “Tour de Cure.” The Herndon injury lawyer rode a rented bicycle from the friendly bike pros at Mack’s Cycles for 5 hours – all the…
Continue readingConsider yourself warned ! The District of Columbia police will start ticketing drivers who make U-turns in the city’s bike lanes. Motorists who make U-Turns in bike lanes will face a $100 fine. In 2010 and 2011, 11 of 14 total bike crashes on Pennsylvania Avenue happened after a driver made an illegal turn according…
Continue readingThe X Games suffered its first fatal accident in its 18 year history. Snowmobile rider Caleb Moore was attempting a backflip in the freestyle event in Aspen last week when the skis on his 450-pound snowmobile caught the lip of the landing area, sending him flying over the handlebars. Moore landed face first into the…
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