Get Legal: Auto insurance, biking, walking, and you
How do auto insurance policies impact our legal rights while bicycling and walking? Attorney Charley Gee breaks it down.
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Follow up: Bike accident/liability insurance now available for purchase
At the end of May, we shared the news that Portland-based Better World Club was on the verge of offering comprehensive insurance for people who ride bicycles. Earlier this month they made it official: the new “BIKEon” insurance product is being billed as the, “first nationwide, comprehensive, and affordable accident and liability insurance for bicyclists.” … Read more
Editorial: The bicycle insurance gap and what we can do about it
Russ Willis(Photo © Elly Blue) Before moving to Portland and ditching his car, Russ Willis was a founding board member of the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation. Russ is the author of the blog, Taking the Lane and this is his first editorial for BikePortland. This is the third article in a three-part series on … Read more
A guide to bicycle insurance options
Problems arise when an uninsured motor vehicle operator and a person on a bike without auto insurance collide… Lack of insurance is also a problem in the case of single vehicle crashes, such as when you hit the light rail tracks at the wrong angle and go down. As I reported in my first piece … Read more
Bicycle insurance: Coming to America in 2010?
Lindsay Caron This story was written by contributing reporter Lindsay Caron. Ms. Caron took a break from working on a documentary about Canadian health insurance to focus on the issue of bicycling insurance. This is her first story for BikePortland. She has also compiled a list of existing insurance options as part of a three-part … Read more