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- Generally, people riding bikes are treated by the law the same as people driving vehicles —they have similar rights and responsibilities. But a 20-pound bike is a lot different from a 5,000-pound vehicle, so several laws have been passed recently to keep cyclists and other more vulnerable road users safe.
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Aug 1, 2007 · Bob Mionske's superb Bicycling & the Law has filled a critical gap on our bookshelf, synthesizing essential information on the legal rights and responsibilities of cyclists into a coherent, comprehensive, and engaging volume. Anyone who rides a bicycle in the United States, whether commuter, roadie, tourist, messenger, or joy rider, should have ...
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Jun 28, 2007 · Bicycling & the Law: Your Rights as a Cyclist. Bob Mionske, Lance Armstrong (Foreword) 4.09. 67 ratings10 reviews. According to statistics compiled by the League of American Bicyclists, more than 57 million Americans rode a bicycle in 2005.
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Attorney Bob Mionske offers a broad but detailed overview of cyclists’ rights and responsibilities in Bicycling & The Law: Your Rights as a Cyclist (2007). This is an essential read for any road user interested in a legal perspective on our rights and responsibilities, but it is also the historical perspective – the evolution of the law ...
Bicycle law in the United States is the law of the United States that regulates the use of bicycles. Although bicycle law is a relatively new specialty within the law, first appearing in the late 1980s, its roots date back to the 1880s and 1890s, when cyclists were using the courts to assert a legal right to use the roads.
Dec 24, 2008 · 1. Cyclists have the right to equality of infrastructure; 2. Cyclists have the right to equal treatment under the law; 3. Cyclists have the right to equal access to insurance protection. Two weeks ago, my call for a Cyclists’ Bill of Rights became reality, when the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve a Cyclist’s Bill of Rights.
Bicycling and the Law is designed to be the primary resource for cyclists faced with a legal question. It provides readers with information that can help them avoid many legal problems in the first place, and informs them of their rights, their responsibilities, and what steps to take if they do encounter a legal problem.
