{"id":4527,"date":"2013-10-28T06:14:56","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T06:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=4527"},"modified":"2013-10-28T06:14:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T06:14:56","slug":"where-should-cyclists-ride-on-the-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/10\/28\/where-should-cyclists-ride-on-the-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Should Cyclists Ride on the Roads?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are a cyclist, where should you ride your bike?\u00a0 On the street?\u00a0 On the sidewalk?\u00a0 On a trail?\u00a0 Where?<\/p>\n

This is an important bike safety question and one that has been on the mind of Virginia bike crash attorney Doug Landau.\u00a0 Landau, an avid athlete and cyclist himself, recently represented a cyclist who was injured after being struck by a van while crossing an intersection with a green light.\u00a0 During depositions for the trial, the question of where a biker should be came up.<\/p>\n

Landau was reminded of an excellent piece<\/a> posted a couple of years ago on Reston Patch by Bruce Wright, the founder of Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling<\/a> (FABB).\u00a0 In his post, Wright reminds readers that cyclists should be riding in the street, and following the rules of the road.\u00a0 Motorists need to share the road.<\/p>\n

He confronts the question many motorists may ask:\u00a0 why can’t cyclists stay on the sidewalks and trails?\u00a0 Wright points out that<\/p>\n