On September 23, 2013, Emilee Gagnon was riding across the country to raise money for M.S. She was from Holliston, MA and riding solo. The sun was starting to go down as she was riding through no...
I like to study fatal crashes because they give us the most data – investigations tend to be more thorough – more care is taken in determining what happened. But the crashes tend to be more ...
Last week a case came out of Illinois that has bicycle legal folks, the 3 or 4 of us out there, talking a lot. To understand THAT case you have to understand a bit about another IL case from a fe...
If you’ve worked or attended any of the talks I’ve given or BikeLaw 101 Continuing Legal Ed classes I’ve given, or possibly just run into me on the street you’ve probably heard me prattle...
https://ohiobikelawyer.com/uncategorized/2022/10/subrogation-the-devil-hiding-in-the-details/
In the most recent post I discussed how difficult it is for cyclists to recover damages for crashes that occur ON trails. This difficulty extends to cases where the cyclist is struck by a motoris...
https://ohiobikelawyer.com/bike-law-101/2021/11/trail-road-intersections-more-legal-issues/
ARE YOU COVERED? DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT INSURANCE?DOES YOUR UMBRELLA HAVE A HOLE IN IT? OK… right now… I want you to get up from your computer… go over to your files… open your “INSURANC...
Unfortunately, the “Distracted” box on crash reports is rarely checked… I wonder why… Officer: “Were you distracted?” Driver: “No” Officer: “Well… OK then…” Gov. DeWine ...
https://ohiobikelawyer.com/bike-law-101/2021/02/distracted-driving-in-ohio/
A SPECIAL REPORT- WHAT HAPPENED IN CLEVELAND HEIGHTS? By Steven M. Magas On Monday December 28, 2020, 71 year old Terrence Michael Ryan was out for a bike ride. He was riding southbound on Lee Ro...
COMPARING SENTENCES – THEY DON’T ALWAYS ADD UP By Steven M. Magas, The Bike Lawyer What a difference a state makes – or so it seems. CALIFORNIA ROAD RAGE CASE – FIVE YEAR SENTENCE In Cali...
https://ohiobikelawyer.com/uncategorized/2021/01/sentencing-criminals-who-kill-cyclists/
On Saturday, November 7, 7 year old Vincent Baran was riding his bicycle in the quaint northeast Ohio town of Hudson, Ohio. It was around 3:30pm. No weather issues. No visibility issues… ju...