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Brief Review of book, Bicycling and the Law

Posted on February 19, 2009 by jsallen

All in all, I can recommend this book as a reference on laws of importance to bicyclists, but when technical issues arise, a bicyclist and the bicyclist’s lawyer may need the assistance of a technical expert – as does the author. Continue reading →

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Idaho special bicycle laws

Posted on September 20, 2008 by jsallen

Idaho law allows cyclists to treat a stop sign as a yield sign. See https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title49/t49ch7/sect49-720/ It also allows a bicyclist to treat a traffic signal as a stop sign. I would support the traffic signal aspect of this law as … Continue reading →

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German town’s traffic plan: retrenchment, not radicalism

Posted on January 27, 2008 by jsallen

Parts of European cities have a modern streetscape, — Paris, due to Baron Haussmann‘s urban-renewal projects in the mid-19th century; many other cities, due to bombing in World War II and subsequent reconstruction. But ancient, narrow streets without sidewalks are … Continue reading →

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