Bike Accident Blog
Posted on May 17, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
New Report Finds That More Biking and Walking Does Not Increase Crash Rate A new report by the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) found that when the rate of ...
Posted on May 15, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
May 15, 2012 Release #12-177 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 10 Bike-Related Recalls to Check Out Before You Hit the Road This Spring WASHINGTON, D.C. - Now that ...
Posted on May 11, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Bikenyc.org: http://bikenyc.org/event/940 Over 100 free bike lights were handed out this morning by New York Bike lawyers Flanzig and Flanzig, LLP. We are looking forward to doing it again. Happy bike ...
Posted on May 11, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
'Doored' While Cycling in New York: Not as Simple as Riding a Bike By Daniel Flanzig Contact All Articles New York Law Journal May 11, 2012 inShare 0 Daniel Flanzig May is bike month and with ... Continue reading "'Doored' While Cycling in NY- Dan Flanzig's article published today in the NYLJ" »
Posted on May 10, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Daniel Flanzig's article on handling a "dooring" case is New York including an in depth look at New York Vehicle and Traffic Law §1214 and cases applying the statute is to run in ...
Posted on May 7, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
In celebration of Bike Month and to get you ready for bike to work day, New York Bike Lawyers, Flanzig and Flanzig, LLP will be distributing free bike lights at the corner of 6th Ave and 12th Street ...
Posted on May 7, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
The iPhone App for Gear Lovers!! The Howler App is designed as an extremely easy-to-use gear documentation tool and a laser targeted theft alert system. The Howler App allows you to take photos of ...
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Posted on May 4, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York. Chet D. SCHWARTZ, respondent, v. Terence MARTIN, defendant third-party plaintiff, Century Road Club Association, et al., ... Continue reading "Cyclist barred from suing cycling club and city during USA cycling event" »
Posted on May 4, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Since launching our Bike Crash App three weeks ago, we have learned that information about the App has been tweeted or re-tweeted almost 100,000 times! We are so excited that the cycling community is ... Continue reading "Bike Crash App goes World Wide!!" »
Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Download Our New Bike Crash App Also available at the Android Market Place: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.FlanzigBike To demonstrate our commitment to New York's cycling ...
Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
By now you may know that I am one of those contemptible NYC cyclists—a confirmed, unrepentant member of the nefarious five-borough "Bike Wing Conspiracy" (whoever came up with that ...
Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Bicycling is increasingly seen as a legitimate form of urban transportation – 2010 bike commuting rates in the United States were up 50 percent from 2000 . So it’s about time that ... Continue reading "Bike Crash Test Dummies are Coming" »
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York. Jose MARTINEZ, appellant, v. Griselda MARTINEZ, et al., respondents, et al., defendants. March 20, 2012. Background: Bicycle rider ... Continue reading "Summary Judgment denied for Cyclist who rode into rear of vehicle" »
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
A Brooklyn teenager was killed over the weekend after falling from his bicycle and being hit by a car, the authorities said. Around 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, the boy, Henry Garcia, 13, was riding ...
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
An innovative plan to scatter 4,000 high-tech bikes for rent around Los Angeles was announced Sunday morning as tens of thousands of people pedaled into a temporary bike road across the city. ...
Posted on Apr 14, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
This Article was published by Daniel Flanzig in the New York law Journal, January 2012 CYCLING AND THE DOCTINE OF ASSUMPTION OF RISK It is no mystery if you live in New York; there are a growing ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
rules BIKE TICKETS IN NEW YORK If you ride in New York or in the boroughs of NYC you are aware of the NYPD's push to write more cycle tickets. Cyclists are obligated to follow the same rules of ...
Continue reading "Understanding bike Tickets in NYC" »
Posted on Apr 13, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
To demonstrate our commitment to New York's cycling community , we have released what we believe to be New York's first Bike Crash Kit App . The application is now available for FREE at the ...
Continue reading "NY Bike Crash Kit released on Android!" »
Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
From the Bike Blog: Lovely Bicycle: For some time now I have seen references to "bike lawyers" on various cycling websites, and wondered whether this was a genuinely useful service or a ... Continue reading "Lovely Bikes Blogs on the usefulness of "Bike Lawyers"" »
Posted on Apr 7, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
The NYPD has started tracking bicycle accidents, the Daily News has learned. The move took effect Thursday and is designed to help track the growing number of bike crashes, and tangles involving ... Continue reading "NYPD begins tracking bicycle accidents" »
Posted on Apr 5, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Marblehead doctor suing pavement company following bike crash Originally Published on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 By Staff Reports / The Daily Item MARBLEHEAD — A Marblehead doctor is suing an ... Continue reading "Doctor suing pavement company following bike crash" »
Posted on Apr 4, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Bicyclist Struck and Killed by Livery Cab in Queens Updated 4 hrs ago click to see all pictures (8 photos) A bicyclist was struck and killed by a livery cab at Greenpoint and Borden avenues in Long ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
As reported in the New York Times: Can Bicycling Affect a Woman’s Sexual Health? By ANAHAD O'CONNOR , Reporter Ryan Lane/Getty Researchers are studying whether cycling poses risks to ...
Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
As reported in Journalist Resources: By their very nature, city streets are filled with a broad spectrum of users, from children walking with their parents all the way up to tractor-trailer trucks, ...
Continue reading "Immigrants' and cycling. A study on cycling safety and New York's immigrant community." »
Posted on Mar 31, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
There has been a great deal written these past few weeks about the role of the NYPD in investigating cycle crash cases and the failure to fulfill their obligation to the citizens of New York and the ... Continue reading "Who's Job is it to investigate crashes in New York?" »