Mandeville Canyon Lessons Learned

“…to teach them a lesson”. That was Dr. Christopher Thompson’s motivation for purposely injuring 2 bicyclists on July 4, 2008 on Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwood, near Los Angeles. In November a jury convicted him of mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious injury and reckless driving causing injury. He faces 10 years [...]

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Bicyclists Get New Turn Signals

AB247 becomes Nevada law on October 1, 2009. Here’s the gist of it:
 
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing [Nevada] law provides that every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway is generally subject to the provisions of chapter 484 of NRS which apply to drivers of vehicles. (NRS 484.503) Existing law requires the driver of a vehicle to signal [...]

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The Bike Bill – so far…

The so called “Bike Bill” made it out of the NV Assembly Transportation Committee and now moves on to the Senate Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee, thanks to the efforts of Assemblyman David Bobzien.
The Nevada Bicycle Coalition authored the bill to change traffic code in 3 ways:
1. Allow a bicyclist to intermittently signal a turn [...]

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SUCCESS!!!

At first glance one would think a room filled with top ranking law enforcement and disgruntled cyclists would quickly erupt into hysteria, but thanks to the cooperation and good intentions of everyone involved, tonight’s meeting with “the chiefs” to discuss the perceived bias of law enforcement against the cyclist was a complete success.
Thanks to the [...]

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Level the playing field

From Bike Coalitio…

In Nevada, I frequently hear that cyclists “have all of the rights and responsibilities of a motorist”, with a few exceptions. This is a blessing and a curse. When two motorists crash together, one gets a “failure to yield” citation and his insurance company pays to have both vehicle repaired. It’s no big [...]

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