Kitchener Waterloo Cyclists & Vulnerable Road Users in Peril
December 17, 2022
Our letter to KW Region municipal leaders & police after a horrifying month for vulnerable road users.
Our letter to KW Region municipal leaders & police after a horrifying month for vulnerable road users.
Municipalities must prioritize keeping bike lanes safe, clear and rideable year-round.
Cycling in crosswalks is illegal but if you are hit by a motorist and injured you still have a claim.
letter to tps & mayor tory re: safe cycling & the idaho stop dave shellnutt sep 12, 2022 2 min read dave shellnutt 800.725.0754 dave@thebikinglawyer.ca topseocanada.com/thebikinglawyer/ september 12, 2022 chief ramer mayor tory toronto police service board office of the mayor 40 college st. 100 queen st. w. toronto, on m5g 2j3 toronto, on m5h 2n2 re: tps highway traffic act infractions & enforcement dear chief ramer & mayor tory, as lawyers for seriously injured cyclists we encourage hyper vigilance and pr
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letter to toronto police services board re: cyclists targeted in high park dave shellnutt aug 8, 2022 3 min read dave shellnutt 800.725.0754 dave@thebikinglawyer.ca topseocanada.com/thebikinglawyer/ august 8, 2022 toronto police service board 40 college st. toronto, on m5g 2j3 re: toronto cyclist assaulted dear tpsb chair and members, i am the managing partner of the biking lawyer llp, lawyers for injured cyclists. we represent 3 cyclists hit by motorists at bloor and keele in august and september 2021, al
Joel Zanatta May 10, 2022 5 min read Updated: Mar 17 Cycling season is finally here and the bike lanes are chock full of riders. Life is slowly but surely returning to normal and more of us are being asked to return to the office. Our team at The Biking Lawyer are huge fans of bicycle commuting, h
Joel Zanatta 800.725.0754 Joel@thebikinglawyer.ca topseocanada.com/thebikinglawyer/ May 4, 2022 PRESS STATEMENT –Changes to the ICBC, Ben Bolliger & the Biking Lawyer LLP In a press release issued today by the ICBC , we learned that there will be changes to ICBC policy related to when cyclists, pedestrians and other active transportation users could be charged with damages to a vehicle when they have some al
I was hit in a bike lane and broke my wrist and elbow. Despite me reporting this at a collision reporting centre, the driver was not charged, and the incident was not recorded as a collision. My crash didn’t happen. – Dave Shellnutt, Biking Lawyer LLP That’s problematic on a few levels, but my own crash and those of other cyclists that have gone unreported are illustrative of a system that invisib
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