The client’s pain On Thursday, May 3, I met with Ms. B___ and her daughter. Ms. B___’s arm, specifically her radius, was shattered when she took a bad fall. Surgery, a plate, ten screws. I took notes as she told me how she could not work at the hospital for now and how difficult it was to care of herself....
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Vision Zero and the idea that we can do a better job for everyone on our streets by reducing fatalities and injuries There’s a music video that made the internet rounds titled “I’m on a M-Fing bike.” (You can see it on Youtube here – note that its language is not edited.) It is a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of hipsters and…
Understanding bicycling experts in the context of urban riding’s evolution The plaintiff’s lawyer sat in the conference room, hoping the expert would eventually answer her question. “I’ve been doing this for over forty years,” explained the bicycle expert in a condescending way, barely omitting a “little lady” at the end. “And during that time we’ve trained vehicular cyclists to…” The...
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