Meet Aelin and Liam! On our recent visit and helmet drop-off to Phoenix Bikes in Arlington (read more about it here), we had the pleasure of visiting not only with Executive Director Emily Gage, but a few of their young bike mechanics as well. Through their trademark educational Earn-a-Bike program, participants learn bike mechanics by…
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Last week, half a dozen young students from Forest Grove Elementary School in Sterling, Virginia learned how to start, stop, give hand signals and look for traffic on their bicycles. Mark Pankau, former P.E. teacher at Guilford Elementary School, and Janice Jennings of Loudoun County Public Schools’ Safe Routes to School held a virtual bike…
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This year, we were able to take our Lids on Kids brain injury prevention and bike helmet giveaway program to Clearview Elementary School for the first time! Our legal assistant Lisa Goldman and P.E. teacher Laura Jennelle got in contact and worked diligently to ensure that this event went off without a hitch! All the…
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While cheering on training partners at the US Triathlon National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, bike injury lawyer Doug Landau compared notes with local law enforcement regarding helmet and bicycle safety. Attorney Landau learned that there are programs in Ohio to educate children about the importance of using head protection when riding their bicycles, similar to…
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The Abrams Landau team was back at another local public elementary school last week for its Lids on Kids brain injury prevention and helmet giveaway program. Lawyer Doug Landau successfully showed his presentation to Herndon’s Hutchison Elementary School’s sixth grade class in their large cafeteria. He explained the importance of always wearing a bike helmet…
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New bike safety laws implemented this week in the wake of two cycling fatalities in the last fortnight are causing controversy, reports Doug Landau from Australia. The new requirement means that cars and trucks must keep a certain distance when overtaking these non-motorized vehicles. The distance is set at a minimum of one metre (a…
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Safety is at the core of most USA Triathlon rules. While many athletes focus on the rules involving penalties for cheating, drafting, blocking, cutting bikers off, and passing on the wrong side, there are rules designed entirely for the safety of race participants. One such safety rule is the requirement for plugs on all handlebar…
Continue readingThe running community is a close-knit one. Reactions to the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon are evidence of the strong bond felt among runners — a bond that connects runners all across the world. The running community in Hanover County, Virginia (near Richmond) is no exception. Runner and mother of three Meg Menzies was…
Continue readingNew York City’s bike share program, called “Citi Bike” was officially launched over Memorial Day weekend of this year. The first day of the program was Memorial Day Monday — a day on which traffic was lighter because of the holiday. An article in the New York Times referred to the launch as a day…
Continue readingIf you are a cyclist, where should you ride your bike? On the street? On the sidewalk? On a trail? Where? This is an important bike safety question and one that has been on the mind of Virginia bike crash attorney Doug Landau. Landau, an avid athlete and cyclist himself, recently represented a cyclist who…
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