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Bicycle law is a specialized field of law relating to the use of bicycles. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind Although bicycle law is a relatively new specialty within the law, first appearing in the late 1980s, its roots date back to the 1880s and 1890s, when cyclists were using the courts to assert a legal right to use the roads. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles In 1895, George B. Clementson, an American attorney, wrote The Road Rights and Liabilities of Wheelmen, the first book on bicycle law, in which he discussed the seminal cases of the 1880s and 1890s, financed by Albert Pope of Columbia Bicycles, through which cyclists gained the right to the road. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Burr Clementson (b 1871- d unknown an American Attorney and Author of The Road Rights and Liabilities of Wheelmen. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute The Road Rights and Liabilities of Wheelmen written by George B Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that Albert Augustus Pope ( May 20, 1843 &ndash August 10, 1909) was a Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel who founded the Pope Pope Manufacturing Company is a manufacturing company started by Albert Augustus Pope in Hartford CT.

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History

By the mid 1980s, a substantial body of law pertaining to bicycles had developed, and a few attorneys had begun specializing in bicycle law. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Today, attorneys specializing in bicycle law represent professional athletes, as well as average cyclists, on issues ranging from professional contracts, to traffic accidents, to traffic tickets. A sportsperson ( British and American English) or athlete (principally American English is any person who participates regularly in a Sport. A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law In addition, attorneys specializing in bicycle law may advise cyclists on other legal issues, such as bicycle theft, insurance, harassment of cyclists, defective products law, and non-professional contractual issues. In Criminal law, theft (also known as stealing or filching) is the illegal taking of another person's Property without that person's freely-given Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss

Controversy

In most cases, it is legal for cyclists to ride on roads in the United States. A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. However, only vehicles that meet certain specifications are required to bear a license plate. Vehicles, derived from the Latin word vehiculum, are non-living Means of transport. A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a Motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes This can make it very difficult to report violations of state vehicle codes to police. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force

In December 2007, Australia began cracking down on bicycle crimes due to deaths and injuries being caused by bicycle negligence. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Injury or bodily injury is Damage or Harm caused to the Structure or function of the Body caused by an outside agent or Negligence (Lat negligentia from negligere to neglect literally "not to pick up" is a legal concept in the Common law legal systems usually used to This is based on an incident which occurred in August 2007 when a 77 year-old man was killed by an oncoming bicyclist ignoring a red light. [1]

References

  1. ^ Bid to Reign in Rebel Bike Riders http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22902455-2862,00.html

External links

Bicycling & The Law, by Bob Mionske, is a comprehensive primer on all facets of the Law as it pertains to the average Cyclist. Bob Mionske (born August 26, 1962) is a two time US Olympic Racing cyclist (1988 and 1992 and U
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