Archive for the 'puzzling' Category
Turns out it’s completely legal to right-hook a bicyclist in Flagstaff
Flagstaff cyclists ought to work on fixing this. Turns out in Flagstaff, bicyclists must yield right-of-way to right-turning motorists, even when in a bike lane/route.
Here’s the code:
“Section 9-05-001-0015 Right of Way At Intersection: Upon approaching an intersection, any person riding or operating bicycles in a bicycle lane shall yield the right of way [...]
My depressing bus stop
Why do we tolerate this in our city? Our freeway interchanges have far better landscaping — and shade — than this.
–EBR
Motorist strikes cyclist, then returns to hit him again, and is released on $500 bond
At least the Milford police acted responsibly and tracked this guy down – something our police force didn’t do in a similar incident that occurred here in Tucson. Story here.
Milford bicyclist heard words ‘kill him, run him over’ before being hit by car, cops say
By Brian McCready, Milford Bureau Chief
bmccready@nhregister.com / Twitter: @nhrbmccready
MILFORD — [...]
Portland — is it real?
I am on a pilgrimage this week to a special tucsonbikelawyer holy site: the Tillamook Cheese Factory. But Portland is on the way there so I spent a few days looking around. I’ll say this much: Portland really has us beat when it comes to the sheer numbers of people on bikes. [...]
Read More..>>Ouch! Half-million dollar judgment against Ajo Bikes for failing to tighten axle nut
Now, I don’t know a lot about this, but Ajo Bikes lost a case yesterday in Pima County Superior Court in which they were alleged to have failed to properly tighten a rear axle nut on a BMX bike. The rider suffered a concussion and a fractured arm. I am not aware of [...]
Read More..>>Are local authorities deliberately not appearing in court after ticketing cyclists for non-existent violations?
I had yet another traffic case yesterday where the officer failed to show up. It was a case I most certainly planned to win, because the cyclist was ticketed for riding to the left of the fog line on the Mt. Lemmon Highway. This officer (Deputy Alvaro Arizpuru) apparently believes that cyclists must [...]
Read More..>>Tuesday Night Bike Ride for families? Is there one? Why not?
A friend of mine just called me to ask if there are any easy, safe, fun bike rides he can do with his young daughter. He was wondering if the TNBR might be a good option, but apparently he went to my blog and read the recent posts about it and thought he should [...]
Read More..>>You be the judge
A client of mine sent me this wondering if I knew anything about it — which I don’t.
Watch the officer in the middle of the screen very carefully at 0:26. Exactly what is he doing? And if he just did what I think he did, is he still on the force?
Update: I [...]
Finally somebody gets a ticket for driving in the bike lane. . .
. . . and it’s Paris Hilton. (TMZ.com)
–Erik Ryberg
NYC bike lanes removed because they attract “scantily clad hipster cyclists”
Lauren sent this in, from the NY Post:
Groups of bicycle-riding vigilantes have been repainting 14 blocks of Williamsburg roadways ever since the city sandblasted their bike lanes away last week at the request of the Hasidic community.
The Hasids, who have long had a huge enclave in the now-artist-haven neighborhood, had complained that the Bedford Avenue [...]