According to Fairfax County Police Department Traffic Safety Services, statistics show a decrease in cycling-related incidents, with only one fatality recently reported in 2015. Early figures for 2017 indicate 72 reportable bicycle incidents, although the fact that there are no clearly defined categories for bicycle accidents in the statewide reporting system TREDS (Traffic Records Electronic…
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OK, call this triathlete lawyer crazy (or “Loco”). After doing a “Run-Bike-Run” ‘brick’ workout in conjunction with last week’s 5K in Reston, attorney Doug Landau did an even longer “brick” this weekend in conjunction with the “Loco 8K Challenge” race at One Loudoun in Ashburn, Virginia. Why another “brick in the wall?” Lawyer Landau answers…
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A mountain bike riding commuter was struck by a car in the early morning hours despite having numerous front and rear lights. As the bike commuter entered the cross walk on a green light, the defendant driver failed to look to the right while turning right on a red light. Virginia law requires that motorists…
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At Saturday’s 15th Annual Reston Nature Run, attorney Doug Landau took the opportunity to convert the 5K race into a “brick” workout. This popular Northern Virginia annual event, held at the Walker Nature Center on Glade Road, is run exclusively on the well maintained paved and dirt trails of the Reston Association. Runners and walkers…
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When traveling to National and World Championships, Oak Hill injury attorney Doug Landau will often share a house with other athletes from Northern Virginia. So what’s it like to eat, sleep and live with other multi-sport athletes in such a high-pressure environment? First off, the Virginia athletes who compete against each other in the Mid-Atlantic…
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If you’re a bicyclist living in Fairfax County, Virginia, be sure to check out the Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling’s (FABB) April meeting! It’ll feature a Bike Advocacy 101 mini-course introducing basic tools and strategies to help make Fairfax County more bike-friendly. They’ll also discuss plans for Bike to Work Day and National Bike Month coming…
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Just 10 days after coughing up blood and fighting pneumonia, Doug Landau was able to rest enough to compete against the best multisport athletes in the US and Canada at the USAT Sprint DUathlon National Championships in Greenville, South Carolina. Lawyer Landau was “breathing like a wounded water buffalo” from the start, and with an…
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Some 1300 of the very best multi-sport athletes from 49 states went to South Carolina for the 2018 USAT DUathlon National Championships. These Age Group “run-bike-run” races are not only the national championships, but also serve as the qualifiers for the 2019 ITU World Championships in Ponte Vedra, Spain. Since Doug Landau qualified for TeamUSA,…
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During the American Association for Justice (AAJ) 2018 winter convention in Maui, Hawaii last month, attorney Doug Landau gave a Trial Advocacy presentation for lawyers on proving their injury cases with “invisible witnesses,” or electronic tracking devices such as FitBits. In addition, he attended several Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs and strategy sessions, and…
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Things were “hopping” at the Green Lizard St. Patricks Weekend. Green Lizard Cycling is a locally owned, family business that opened in the old Nachman’s dry goods store building across from the W&OD trail and the Herndon Depot in March 2013. Their vision for the store and bicycling was simple: treat everyone with respect, treat…
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