Bicycle & Skate Law

Bicycling Articles

Written by Ray Thomas of Swanson, Thomas, & Coon, Attorneys at Law unless otherwise indicated

2006 Oregon Law On Crosswalks (February 2006)
A Series Of Errors (January 2001)
Accidents and Insurance (February 2001)
Accidents That Result In Property Damage - NEW (July 2008)
Avoiding Typical Accidents (April 2005)
Backlash Against Bicyclists (January 1998)
Bicycles and Buses (September 2003)
Bicycles and the Law, Accidents and Insurance (October 2006)
Bicycles and the Law, Accident Insurance for Bicyclists (April 2007)
Bicycles and the Law, Bicyclists Must Mix With Pedestrians On Sidewalks (June 2007)
Bicycles and the Law, Pedestrian Rights (July 2007)
Bicycles and the Law, Injuries and Law Change (January 2007)
Bicycles Not Subject to Oregon’s Slow Moving Vehicle Law (November 2002)
Bicycling Laws for Beginning Riders (April 2000)
Bicycles on Sidewalks (July 2002)
Bicycles, Sidewalks and the Law (July 2000)
Bike Lanes Revisited (September 1999)
Brake Pad Rim Wear (March 2000)
But How Much Road? (July 1999)
Car-doored Again? The Law Is On Your Side! (May 2005)
Citizen’s Guide to Traffic Court (August 2005)
Citizen Prosecution of Dangerous Drivers - A Users’ Guide (June2008)
Dangerous Neighborhood Cranks And What To Do About Them (December 2007)
Definitions Make a Difference (July 2001)
Do Bicyclists Lose Their Right To The Road When Off The Bicycle? (May 2006)
Fatal Right Hook; Hazard From Right Turning Motorists (November 2007)
Harassment of Bicyclists (September 2007)
Heckled (February 2002)
How To Prevent Bike Theft / What To Do if it Happens To You (May 2007)
Lawsuit Phobia (May 2002)
Left Turning Motorist Syndrome (March 1998)
Let’s Eradicate Dangerous Street Drains (March 2004)
Mimicry (March 2002)
Motorist Harassment-Winter Update (November 2001)
Motorist's Repeat Harassment of Bicyclists (April 2008)
Motorized Vehicle Access to Bicycle Lanes and Paths (April 2004)
Multi-Use Paths (November 1999)
New Law Creates Crime of Vehicular Assault of Bicyclists (June 2001)
The New Law Of Passing From A Bicyclist's Perspective (July 2005)
ODOT Proposes Prohibition of Bicycles on Metro Area Freeways (March 2006)
Oregon Bicycle Lighting (February 2000)
Oregon Makes Dangerous Storm Drains Illegal (April 2002)
Oregon Pedestrian Rights in the Crosswalk 2007 (August 2007)
Oregon's 2007 "Safe Passing" Law, SB 108 (January 2008)
Portland City Ordinance Chapter 16.50 (Trimet)
Product Liabilty and Product Improvement (May 2001)
Reform Oregon Law to Legalize Safe Riding Practices (April 2006)
Refusal To Identify Oneself While Riding A Bicycle (updated April 2008)
Self-Defense For Bicyclists (January 2006)
Signals February 1997)
Skaters And Bladers Get Same Legal Status As Bicyclists In Portland (March 2001)
Straightening The Shelves (February 2005)
Strategies Regarding Public Irritation With Bicyclists (February 2004)
Trouble In The Family (November 2004)
Vulnerable Roadway User (October 2007)
We have a Right to the Freeway, but which Freeway? (October 2000)
What to do if You're in an Accident (June 2006) Español
What You Don't Know May Hurt You (March 2005)
Wheels That Don't Roll  (August 2001)
When is a Shoulder not a Sidewalk (September 1995)
Why Sue Dead Beat Drivers for Injury to Bicyclists? (April 2001)
Who Let the Dogs Out? (May 2003)
Yellow Lights (May 1997)