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Local news about San Diego bike accidents and related bike law information cyclists should know if they find themselves in similar situations.

San Diego’s Bike to Work Day Postponed Due to Wildfire

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Dudek Law Firm

San Diego’s annual Bike to Work Day is a big deal. For the uninitiated, Bike to Work Day is a national event usually held on the third Friday in May, national bike month, in which commuters are encouraged to give the car a break and take two wheels to work Last year’s event included approximately 8,400 participants, a 16 percent increase from 2012. Furthermore, nearly 10,000 gallons of gas were saved. Bike to Work Day is a win-win for everyone; even those who do not participate enjoy the luxury of decreased traffic. Hopefully, Bike to Work Day will convince more motorists to support San Diego’s bike boom. Unfortunately, the Bike to Work Day previously scheduled for May 16 was postponed until May 30 due to the wildfire raging around San Diego. The air in parts of San Diego is riddled with smoke and is not safe to breathe while exercising….
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Family Gathers to Mourn Bicyclist Killed by Drunk Driver

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Dudek Law Firm

Recently, friends and loved ones gathered in Coronado to mourn the death of a cyclist who they remember as a caring, dedicated father and husband. David Voigt, 44, was riding home from his job at the Sweetwater Water Authority when a drunk driver struck and killed him. Michael Reyes was driving a Nissan Maxima that had been reported stolen when he cut across oncoming traffic near J Street and Dennis Avenue. The Maxima jumped the curb, striking Voigt so hard that his bike split in two. Voigt was critically injured and transported to a local hospital, but died shortly afterwards. Reyes, believed to be intoxicated at the time of the crash, survived but was seriously injured. The police arraigned him a few days later from his hospital bed, charging him with gross vehicular manslaughter, vehicle theft, driving with a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance. Due to the…
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Concerns Grow Over San Diego’s New Bike Share Program

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Dudek Law Firm

Despite a whirlwind of optimistic publicity surrounding San Diego’s new bike share program, many are worried that it will not be the pot of gold that was promised. Previously, we covered the unveiling of the San Diego bike share program and its unexpected delays. The program, co-sponsored by Deco-Bike, was slated to open for business sometime between January and March; however, the city lacked permits from businesses on whose property the bike-share stations were to be built. Despite the delays, San Diegans remained hopeful about the program. However, New York City’s similar Citibike program recently flopped after much pre-launch rhetoric of solving the city’s infamous traffic problems. Citibike faced too little riders and too much costly maintenance. Bike share programs in Washington D. C., Chicago and San Francisco all owe their existence to public subsidies. San Diego’s bike share program “is unique in the sense that we have no public…
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