Posts tagged bicycle

• Riding a Bicycle without a helmet is just not smart

  Danny Feldman | May 17, 2009 1:00 PM | 9 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This is the second in a six part series regarding dangerous and annoying cycling behaviors. Although motorists may not much care one way or another about cyclists who don't wear helmets, it should...

• Bicycle Accident - Insurance Protection

  Danny Feldman | January 06, 2009 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I have been meaning to write some articles that I think will be interesting to cyclists as it concerns their legal rights, however, and I’ve written about this before: easily, the most...

• Overcoming the Contributory Negligence Defence in a Bicycle Accident case

  Danny Feldman | January 26, 2009 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This article follows up on the recent post regarding the use of rear reflectors in Alabama and the risks of not using same. Given that Alabama is a “pure contributory negligence” state...

• Google apps now include bicycle routes

  Danny Feldman | March 10, 2010 5:31 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Google has just announced that its apps now include bicycle routes. See this link for the full story. Apparently, the algorithm is designed to lead a cyclist to a designated trail or road with...

• Cyclists should not, as a general rule, ride more than two abreast

  Danny Feldman | May 29, 2009 4:20 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This is the fourth in a series of blogs regarding annoying or dangerous cycling behaviors. In Alabama, it is unlawful for cyclists to ride more than two abreast see Alabama Code Section 32-5A-263(b)...

• Ride of Silence - Honoring Slain and Injured Cyclists

  Danny Feldman | May 19, 2010 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This evening at 7:00 pm, cyclists around the country will ride in silence for about 45 minutes to honor cyclists who have been injured or killed while riding their bicycles. In addition, the ride...

• Police officers often don't know the law as it pertains to cyclists

  Danny Feldman | May 26, 2009 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Recently, a bicyclist was pulled over in Shelby County by a sheriff’s deputy. He was threatened with a ticket for obstructing traffic. Apparently, the sheriff had not passed the cyclist as he...

• Cyclists should not, as a general rule, run red lights or stop signs

  Danny Feldman | May 21, 2009 2:48 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The main reason why most motorists dislike (or hate, as the case may be) cyclists on the road is the perception (and probably, too often, the reality) that cyclists ignore traffic control devices -...

• Bicycle Accidents and Contributory Negligence

  Danny Feldman | January 14, 2009 1:12 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Alabama is one of only two states in the union that continues to allow defendants to escape any liability pursuant to the doctrine of contributory negligence. In essence what this doctrine...

• Following too close behind a cyclist is dangerous

  Danny Feldman | April 23, 2009 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This is the fifth in a six part series on driving behaviors that are annoying or dangerous to bicyclists. Previously covered were buzzing, the right hook, pulling out too close in front of the...