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Pennsylvania Passes Bicycle Buffer Zone Law

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania recently passed a bicycle safety law requiring motorists to give a 4-foot safety cushion when passing cyclists on the road. Governor Tom Corbett signed the new law on February 2, and it went into effect on April 2. On a two lane road, drivers are permitted to cross the center line to grant the cyclists the 4-foot cushion. If they cannot pass giving the 4-foot cushion, they must yield to the cyclist until they can pass safely. There is also wording in the new law that prohibits motorists from “cutting sharply” into a cyclists path while turning. “The differential in speed is the biggest safety challenge with motor vehicles and bicycles sharing our state’s roadways,” says Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Barry J. Schoch. “I urge all drivers and cyclists to learn the rules of the road to better share our highways and make travel safer for…
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San Diego Cyclist Struck by Car, Killed

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

A San Diego bicyclist died from injuries after an SUV hit him, according to NBC News in San Diego. The car struck the male cyclist on the morning of March 22 in Kearny Mesa, according to reports. A Ford Expedition initially struck David Ortiz, 29, and spun him into traffic, where he was hit by two other cars, and a third car eventually laid to rest on top of his body. The road does not have bicycle lanes. The cyclist wore a bicycle helmet that was destroyed in the bicycle accident. The California Highway Patrol responded to the accident and found Ortiz barely breathing. He died shortly after as a result of his injures. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the accident. They say his body was discovered on the shoulder, where he was supposed to be riding, but it is unclear if that is where he was initially…
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Cyclists Gather in New York to Raise Bicycle Safety Awareness

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

Cyclist and cyclist advocates gathered in New York to raise awareness and to petition city leaders to do more to promote bicycling safety, according to the Wall Street Journal. The seventh annual memorial ride presented by the Street Memorial Project visited sites where fatal bicycle accidents occurred across downtown New York. While they stressed that efforts to improve safety have been effective in recent years in New York, there is always room for improvement. “I think that they’re doing a better job,” says Ryan Kuonen, an organizer with Neighbors Allied for Good Growth. She believes speeding vehicles are biggest threat to cyclists in New York City. “Speeding, illegal turns, not paying attention, all that stuff…the difference between death and injury is speeding.” Twenty-four cyclists were killed in New York in 2011. The Department of Transportation did not respond to requests for comment by the Wall Street Journal, but it did…
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