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08
Feb

UATRA Bill information

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Ann Groninger – The North Carolina Alternative Transportation Alliance (NCATA) and Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance (CABA) both support the Uniform Apportionment of Tort Responsibility Act (UATRA).  As promised, here is a brief description of the bill and an explanation of what a change in the law can mean to cyclists: UATRA information.  Anyone interested in joining us in [...]

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28
Jan

SC is at the bottom!

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The national Alliance for Biking and Walking has just released its 2010 Benchmarking Report and the news for South (and North) Carolina is plain awful.
The report shows that while 5% of trips in South Carolina are by bicycle or foot, bicyclists and pedestrians account for 12% of traffic fatalities.

Lack of investment in bicycling and walking [...]

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26
Jan

Hateful “political” cartoon

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Check this out, a cartoon from a South Carolina paper hard on the heels of two high-profile fatality cases.  Look, I’m all in favor of free speech, but this is just nasty.  The cartoon pretends that it is a dead cyclist’s fault for riding on the road!  We should all be doing more riding, and [...]

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20
Jan

Cyclist shot at by mad driver!

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New mybikelaw.com pro bono case: cyclist shot at by driver in rural South Carolina (“it was only a warning shot” explained the worthless police officer).  Stay tuned for the story as it unfolds.

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03
Dec

Love science

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Ann had a great meeting the other day with engineer Daren Marceau.  I love seeing science explain what we all already know.

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03
Dec

New NC Office

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Ann has finally settled into a new office at 225 E. Worthington.  Great office and it’s a few blocks further than the old one so it makes sense to ride instead of walk.  Much more fun getting here on the bike!

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21
Oct

Dirt Divas follow up

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Ann had a wonderful time last night at the Dirt Divas meeting.  They are not only a fun group of women but also a very community conscious and involved group.  See www.dirtdivas.net.  I will be sending in my check soon to join.

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20
Oct

Dirt Divas Meeting

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Ann is going tonight to meet with Charlotte’s Dirt Divas.  Looking forward to it!

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16
Oct

Off to Shelby for court

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Usually I really like courthouses in smaller counties.  Let’s see what Shelby has to offer.

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16
Oct

Rich Halbeisen takes action in Charlotte

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Our client Rich Halbeisen’s August 1 bicycle crash has stirred up Charlotte’s cycling community. After plowing over Rich from behind, sending him flying into the air and to the hospital, the 82 year old driver who hit Rich kept driving until another driver followed and made him pull over.  The driver who hit Rich was so far [...]

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