Woman sues for over $670,000 after collision caused serious injuries
Waving someone else through an intersection is not a good idea. This is why.
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Did you know ODOT revises the driver’s manual every two years?
ODOT only seeks feedback from internal staff. That should change.
Man wins in court three years after police, insurance company blamed him for collision
Justice for a man wrongfully accused of slamming into an SUV while biking down Broadway.
Noted lawyer Ray Thomas opposes bill that would mandate rear bike lights
Rear lights are nice, but should they be legally mandated?
With ‘Equal Footing,’ an attempt to spark a national walking movement
Equal Footing campaign logo A partnership of national advocacy organizations, led by North Portland resident and former executive director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, is attempting something that has never been done in America: galvanize a powerful grassroots walking movement.
TriMet tragedy, like Sparling case, shows gap in Oregon law
“This is precisely why the BTA, WPC [Willamette Pedestrian Coalition] and I are calling for a vehicular homicide law. There ought to be some higher level of consequence when you use a deadly weapon to kill someone, even if you didn’t do it on purpose. — Ray Thomas, lawyer Yesterday, Multnomah County Senior Deputy District … Read more
Getting schooled by lawyer Ray Thomas
Ray Thomas(File photo from a news conference in 2008 © J. Maus) “We have a mutant status on the roadway.” That’s one way lawyer Ray Thomas tried to describe the often confusing and misunderstood legal standing of people who walk and bike on the streets of Oregon. His comment came during a special edition of … Read more
Update on disappearing bike lane case: Judge, victim, lawyer respond
No paint, no (legal) protection?(Photo © J. Maus) When bike lane striping disappears through an intersection, does the legal standing of a person operating a bicycle in that lane also vanish? Last month, Multnomah County traffic court judge Michael Zusman ruled that it does and the decision has left many people confused and concerned. We … Read more