For California cyclists, the legislative session that concluded in fall 2024 came with plenty of good news — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several pieces of “bike-friendly” legislation into law — and some room for improvement. Newsom also vetoed two bills that were approved by the state legislature to curb excessive speeding, an important factor in […]
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Jan
Jan
Starting this year, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) gets a little friendlier toward commuters with bicycles across the San Francisco Bay Area. “BART is going all in on bikes,” the agency wrote announcing that beginning this year bicycles will be allowed in all non-crowded train cars except the first car – bicycles were previously banned […]
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Aug
In the early 1970s, soaring oil prices, a new interest in fitness among baby boomers and the growing availability of quality, European and Japanese made performance bicycles coincided to fuel a dramatic surge in U.S. bicycle sales. The “bike boom” of the era put cycling on the map for many Americans and created huge growth […]
A Mission Local article released May 3rd, 2023 referenced several personal injury lawsuits involving the City and County of San Francisco, including one settlement involving a cyclist, Alexis Krup, whom our firm recently represented. The article leveraged the quote, “each case is kind of its own little universe”, from Golden Gate University Law Professor Kathleen Morris […]
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Apr
Apr
New changes are coming to Valencia Street, between 15th Street and 23nd Street in San Francisco’s Mission District, after several months of brainstorming creative solutions, citizen feedback and planning. In April, a pilot project, dubbed the Valencia Bikeway, was approved with a vote of 6-0 by board members to make a series of changes along […]
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Mar
Mar
In a 2019 survey, the majority of Oaklanders — across all genders, ethnicities and races — said they believe that their neighborhoods would be better places if more people rode bicycles, and nearly 60% said they’d like to bike more than they already do. That reality is in the works on the streets of Central […]
If you’ve ever been tempted to send just that one text, or look up directions while driving (and lets face it, we all have been), a recent Sports Illustrated article detailing former NBA star Shawn Bradley’s bike crash injury helps snap into focus the potential cost of distracted driving. The 7 foot 6 inch athlete […]
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Nov
Nov
The California Highway Patrol in Red Bluff, California is currently investigating a bicycle v. auto crash in the Corning area that took place on November 8th, 2021. According to initial reports, the incident took place on Highway 99W north of Orangewood Road. 36-year-old Jose Luis Ramirez was riding a bicycle in the middle of the […]
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Nov
Nov
As one can probably imagine, bicycle theft is not a huge problem only in the Bay Area. Our colleagues in Colorado report that eight individuals were indicted just this week by a grand jury for allegedly running a large scale bicycle theft operation as well as other thefts that resulted in the combined theft and/or […]
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Oct
Oct
By Michael Stephenson I recently wrote about A.B. 122 – a proposed bill which had passed the California assembly and California Senate – would have legalized the so-called California roll or California stop. Unfortunately, Governor Newsom vetoed this bill last week, and thus it will not become law in California (at least for now). In his […]