Recent Posts in Bicycle Safety Category
Posted on Aug 15, 2018 By David Thomas
TOURIST TRAGEDY Tragedy struck the cycling community once again when Australian tourist Madison Jane Lyden, 23, was killed while biking around New York City late Friday afternoon. Lyden was riding her ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2018 By David Thomas
THE NEWEST EXPORTS FROM CHINA China has always been a nation of cyclists. First adopted as a mode of transportation in rural areas where cars were scarce, bicycles soon spread to cities where traffic ...
Continue reading "The Rogue Biking Revolution" »
Posted on May 22, 2017 By David Thomas
May is National Bike Month and we are dedicating our blogs in the month of May to promoting education, awareness and safety in bicycling. This is Part Four in our series. MOST COMMON TYPE OF BICYCLE ...
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Posted on May 14, 2017 By David Thomas
May is National Bike Month, and this is the third blog in our series for the Month: BIKE TO WORK WEEK In the past decade, the number of people commuting to work by bicycle has increased by almost 60%. ...
Continue reading "National Bike Month: Part III: Bike to Work" »
Posted on May 7, 2017 By David Thomas
May is National Bike Month, and Thomas Law is publishing a 4-part series on bicycling in recognition of this promotion. Today’s blog is the second in the series. THE BENEFITS OF BICYCLING ...
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Posted on May 2, 2017 By David Thomas
May is National Bike Month and Thomas Law will feature a four-part series on the benefits and risks associated with bicycling. BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS: FINALLY HERE Renting bicycles as a means of ...
Continue reading "National Bike Month Part One: Bike Share Programs" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2017 By David Thomas
MARCH MADNESS OF A DIFFERENT KIND March Madness has definitely hit—in the form of bizarre weather—with temperatures swinging from the 70s to the 30s, and precipitation coming in the form ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2017 By David Thomas
WHEELS OF A DIFFERENT KIND In the past decade, the number of people commuting to work by bicycle has increased by almost 60%. This is the largest increase for any commuting mode of transportation ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2016 By David Thomas
THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD...AGAIN This year, 2016, marks the third year in a row that the world is on track for setting a record for the hottest year since the 1880s, when global temperatures were ...
Continue reading "The Effect of Climate Change on Traffic Accidents" »
Posted on Jul 27, 2016 By David Thomas
BICYCLING: THE NEW SPORT TO WATCH FOR...TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES In the past several years, a lot of attention has been given to the traumatic brain injuries or TBIs resulting from football and ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2016 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM It was supposed to be a wonderful family vacation at Disney's premiere resort in Orlando, Florida. The Grand Floridian is a Victorian-style Disney Deluxe Resort hotel ...
Continue reading "Summer Fun--and Danger" »
Posted on Apr 28, 2016 By David Thomas
BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS: FINALLY HERE Renting bicycles as a means of transportation in cities has been popular in Europe since the 1990s, but the trend only caught on here in the U.S. nearly two decades ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2016 By David Thomas
BICYCLE RIDES THAT TURN DEADLY A bicyclist was killed early in the morning of February 12, 2016, in a hit and run accident in San Jose, California; his identity has not yet been released. A 54-year ...
Continue reading "Bicyclists and Drivers: A Deadly Mix" »
Posted on Aug 12, 2015 By David Thomas
BICYCLING: MORE POPULAR AND MORE ACCIDENTS As a sport, bicycling has become increasingly popular. No longer primarily the province of spinning classes or the hard-core triathlete, bicycling is now an ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2015 By David Thomas
DISTRACTIONS AND MOBILITY DO NOT MIX Your Atlanta personal injury attorney has previously discussed the risks associated with distracted driving. Currently, forty-four states recognize that taking ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2014 By David Thomas
The amount of bicycling in Atlanta has increased significantly over the past few years. As traffic congestion also continues to increase, there are significant risks of accidents and injuries ...
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