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34,000 Burley Bicycle Trailers Recalled

Posted on November 2, 2015 by bonnicilawgroup

Burley Design has issued a voluntary recall on over 34,000 of its bicycle child trailers that were sold in the U.S. and Canada. The recall cites a manufacture defect with the tow bar receiver as the reason. So far, there have been 35 reports from consumers saying that the tow bar receiver had come apart from the trailer. “Burley has received two reports of broken tow bar receivers that led to the trailer detaching and rolling over, resulting in minor abrasions. No other injuries have been reported,” according to a statement on the Burley Design official website. The seven different models of Burley bicycle trailers recalled are as follows: D’Lite, D’Lite ST, Encore, Solo, Solo ST, and Rental Cub manufactured from 2009-2015 with the plastic tow bar receiver and wheel guard. According to the Burley website, models that have an aluminum tow bar are not included. Owners of the affected…
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To Helmet, or Not to Helmet: What’s Wrong with Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Laws?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by bonnicilawgroup

Helmets are specifically designed to protect your head in the event of a crash, and they are actually quite effective at it, so why are more and more cyclists and lawmakers speaking against mandatory bicycle helmet laws around the country? Cycling advocates have a list of reasons as to why mandatory helmet laws, particularly for adult riders, should be done away with. Here are a few of them: Mandatory helmet laws make cycling seem intimidatingly dangerous, dissuading would-be riders from enjoying the health and economic benefits. The helmet laws are inconvenient. Requiring a rider to buy and wear a helmet every time they want to go for a spin could deter some people from riding. Some cyclists argue that helmets actually cause more wrecks. Impaired visibility and hearing may lead to more accidents. These are some of the more popular arguments. However, it is important to note that some cycling…
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A Cyclist Hit a Pedestrian and Was Awarded $300,000

Posted on October 19, 2015 by bonnicilawgroup

A cyclist hit a pedestrian and was recently awarded more than $300,000 in damages by a Roanoke jury. The members of the jury unanimously agreed after a short deliberation that the runner had in fact been the one at fault and the cyclist had done nothing wrong. The incident occurred in 2012. The cyclist was coming up behind the runner who suddenly turned around to start running the other way without warning or checking to see if anyone was behind him. The cyclist had no time to avoid the runner and crashed into him, which launched her onto the pavement. She hit her head and cracked her helmet, causing bleeding and bruising to her brain. The injury also resulted in amnesia. The runner claimed that there was no warning from the passing cyclist and that he could not hear anyone behind him at the time. His injuries were minor; some…
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