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Mid-Summer Cycling Safety Tips

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

This video from the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) offers some great safety tips for cyclists. Many of these tips may seem like common sense, but you would be amazed at the number of cyclists who are unaware of bicycle safety laws. Keep the tips from the NHTSA in mind, as well as the following: Watch your back. Remember to scan the road behind you for passing vehicles or other cyclists. More and more electric-powered vehicles are on the road, which are difficult to hear. If you bike on roads often, a rearview mirror for your bike could be a good investment. Stay straight. When riding on the road, keep your path as straight as possible. The more predictable you are, the less likely you are to be hit by a car. Be aware of road hazards. A large number of things can cause you to wreck your…
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Motorist Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Hit-and-Run

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

A 19-year old man accused of fleeing the scene of a car accident pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of hit-and-run causing death, according to CBS 10 News in San Diego. Bail for Jim Hyuk Byun was set at $1 million, and he faces up to four years in prison if convicted. According to reports, Byun struck Angel Bojorquez, an 18-year-old grocery store clerk, as he was riding his bicycle home from work. Byun left Bojorquez to die on the side of the road, and he drove away and attempted to destroy some of the evidence on his truck from the bicycle accident. A neighbor of Byun’s noticed the damage to his truck and contacted the authorities. Byun was initially uncooperative with a California Highway Patrol officer before eventually admitting he hit something, but thought it was a “deer or a mailbox.” “In this case, we believe that anyone…
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Bestselling Author Killed in Bicycle Accident

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

Stephen R. Covey, author of the immensely popular “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” died on July 16 from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. Covey, 70, was initially injured in the accident last April in Provo, Utah. Covey fell from his bike and suffered severe head trauma, according to Provo Police Sgt. Brandon Post. Covey was wearing a bicycle helmet. Covey died at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. The cause of his death was listed as “due to the residual effects of a bike accident he suffered this past April,” his family said in a released statement. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” was published in 1989 and has sold over 20 million copies. Covey served as vice chairman of Franklin Covey Co., an international business consulting firm based in Salt Lake City. “Dr. Covey touched the lives of people around the world…
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