Bike Lobby Says: Biking Can Kill You – Time to Regulate Bikes

Oct 24, 2023

DC’s bike lobby, The Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA), which promotes biking and organizes bike activities for fun, quietly acknowledges that biking is dangerous. For those who participate in its bike rides, WABA requires a waiver to release it from...

E-Bikes Collide: NYC Considers Full Regulation, As DC Ignores Problems

Oct 18, 2023

Noting grisly fatalities as e-bikes collide with pedestrians, New York City Council Member Bob Holden has introduced a bill (0758-2022) to register, license, and insure e-bikes, along with a requirement for road certification, bike inspection, and an e-mobility tax to...

Lawyer of Year’ Slams DC Bike Lanes

Oct 13, 2023

Four-time “Lawyer of the Year “ Patrick Regan called out the District bike lanes as “incredibly poor planning,” reports Justin Smulison in “A Better Roadmap for Bicycle Safety in D.C.,” Washington’s Best Lawyers 2024 (Oct. 2,...

Bike Lanes Conflict with Vision Zero

Oct 10, 2023

Despite rising traffic fatalities, on October 5 the bike lobby represented by the Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA) presented Councilmember Charles Allen with its Vision Zero award. The Council, under Allen’s leadership, funds WABA with more than $1M...

Time for a Fresh Look at Bike Policy and Vision Zero

Sep 26, 2023

Time for a Fresh Look at Bike Policy and Vision Zero The departure of DDOT Director Everett Lott creates a path for a fresh look at Vision Zero and the very aggressive and controversial policy the Bowser Administration is pursuing to install bike lanes across the...