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…
Continue readingLast spring we wrote about Virginia’s ranking by the League of American Bicyclists as 16th in the nation for bike safety. Along with the ranking, the League recommended areas of improvement for the Commonwealth. In particular, three important bike safety bills were defeated during the 2013 legislative session in Virginia. Passing these bills into law…
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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