critical mass
A New Breed of Lawyers Focuses on Bicyclists’ Rights (NY Times)
A New Breed of Lawyers Focuses on Bicyclists’ Rights By: J. David Goodman THE NEW YORK TIMES Christian Hansen for The New York Times One recent day, the lawyers there parsed bike-law issues, like “dooring zones” and when is it legally acceptable to ride outside a designated lane, while downstairs, each of their bikes were […]
Critical Mass Riders Win Settlement (NY Times)
The New York Times covered Rankin & Taylor’s settlement with the City of New York over the arrests of 83 riders during Critical Mass bicycle rides from September, 2004 to January, 2006. An excerpt of the article follows, follow the link to the New York Times website for complete text: Bike Riders in New York […]
Cop who shoved Critical Mass biker ready to face assault charge (Daily News)
Cop who shoved Critical Mass biker ready to face assault charge Daily News December 15, 2008 By: Jonathan Lemire The rookie cop who body-slammed a cyclist at a demonstration in Times Square has been indicted for assault and will surrender Tuesday, law enforcement sources said. Officer Patrick Pogan, who knocked over Christopher Long during a […]
Police Officer Seen on Tape Shoving a Bicyclist Is Indicted (NY Times)
Police Officer Seen on Tape Shoving a Bicyclist Is Indicted New York Times December 15, 2008 By John Eligon & Colin Moynihan A police officer who was videotaped knocking a man off his bicycle in July during a monthly cycling event in New York City has been indicted, the officer’s lawyer said on Monday. […]