With the advent of electric vehicles, specifically electronic bicycles and monowheels, the question may arise: If someone is hurt due to a crash with an E-Bike or Monocycle, can they hold the owner responsible or just the operator? Virginia law on negligent contributory says as follows: . Instruction No. 7.010 Negligent Entrustment. The plaintiff contends…
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As technology continues to emerge and expand, commuters and tourists are increasingly looking to use electronic bicycles. With the popularization of the E-Bike, otherwise known as electric bicycles, its counties and municipalities have had to create laws in order to provide for the safety of others on the roads, pathways, and bike lanes. In Virginia,…
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“Lids on Kids” is a program developed at ABRAMS LANDAU that is geared toward providing children with head protection and safety information so that they can ride their bikes to school safely. Doug Landau has been fitting children in Title 1 schools with bicycle helmets in order to prevent needless brain injuries and disability. Since…
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While the “Lids on Kids” program started by Doug Landau has given free bicycle helmets to thousands of school children throughout Northern Virginia and beyond, in 2023, the program visited its first Middle School and High School! Partnering with the Loudoun County Public School systems, “Safe Routes to School” program and the amazing Maverick Bike Shop.…
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Our first Lids on Kids program of 2020 was at a special event at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia! The Abrams Landau law team had never taken its brain injury prevention and bike helmet giveaway program to this school before, so we were excited for the opportunity to be involved in a…
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Just in time before school ended and summer break started, the Abrams Landau team stopped by Herndon Elementary School last week to present its Lids on Kids brain injury prevention and bike helmet giveaway program to its sixth grade class. We were joined by Delegate Jennifer Boysko, a couple of her interns, Herndon’s community policing…
Continue readingIn our last post, we provided some highlights of the Bike Rodeo and Safety Day held at Guilford Elementary School in Sterling, VA earlier this month. In this post, we share the Helmet Pledge and Contract that was given by Herndon bike accident attorney Doug Landau to students and their parents who attended the event.…
Continue readingThe first ever Guilford Elementary School Bicycle Rodeo and Safety Day was an enormous success! Thank you to PE Director Mark Pankau and Principals David Stewart and Lottie Spurlock for sharing the event with Abrams Landau, Ltd. Herndon bike accident lawyer Doug Landau, his wife Melissa, and daughters Danielle and Nicole attended the event at…
Continue readingThe League of American Bicyclists has released its 2013 ranking of bicycle friendly states. Virginia comes in at #16, an improvement over 2012’s 17th place. Click here to see Virginia’s Bicycle Report Card, which, among other measures, provides feedback to the Commonwealth for areas in which the state can improve its bike friendliness According to…
Continue readingHooray for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) which announced last month that it will participate in this year’s National Bike to School Day! The largest school system in Virginia will encourage its teachers, staff, and students to bike to school on May 8 in order to promote good health through physical activity, and reduce traffic…
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