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THE BIKING LAWYER BLOG

Mar 16
3 min

The Bike Brigade: 1 year of Radical Cycling

March 16, 2020, was a day of uncertainty and fear for many. The pandemic had in an instant taken over our lives. The world shut down. I...

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Entrapping Sex Workers Cannot Be A Public Health Strategy

Deniqua Edwards

Dec 30, 2020
3 min

Entrapping Sex Workers Cannot Be A Public Health Strategy

We have collaborated with Maggie’s Toronto to develop a guide to help sex workers navigate COVID-19 restrictions

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Dave Shellnutt

Aug 19, 2020
3 min

PSA: DOORINGS

If you are doored, demand the car driver’s insurance information on the spot.

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CYCLISTS MUST JOIN CALL TO DEFUND POLICE

Dave Shellnutt

Jun 24, 2020
3 min

CYCLISTS MUST JOIN CALL TO DEFUND POLICE

Think of the alternatives to policing we could develop to maintain the safety of all members of the public and the promotion of safe streets

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Dave Shellnutt

May 20, 2020
3 min

Bike Crashes & Psychological Trauma

Being driven into by someone in a car is violent, unexpected, and often accompanied by serious physical and psychological injuries.

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The Biking Lawyer's Personal Bike Crash Guide

Dave Shellnutt

Apr 20, 2020
4 min

The Biking Lawyer's Personal Bike Crash Guide

Around this time last year, I was seriously injured in a bike crash, in a bike lane. Here is what I did post crash.

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UBER vs Cyclists: Inadequate training puts Cyclists at Risk

Dave Shellnutt

Feb 19, 2020
4 min

UBER vs Cyclists: Inadequate training puts Cyclists at Risk

I see mass commercial transport in the hands of untrained drivers as a massive road safety issue.

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Barriers to Recovery - Toronto Police are Failing Injured Cyclists

Dave Shellnutt

Dec 3, 2019
2 min

Barriers to Recovery - Toronto Police are Failing Injured Cyclists

Toronto Police are often denying injured cyclists MVA reports and other vital insurance information they need to get health benefits.

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Dave Shellnutt

Oct 7, 2019
4 min

THE HUMAN COST OF VOTING CONSERVATIVE

Quietly, in the middle of the night on September 30, 2019, Doug Ford & Doug Downey closed the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.

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