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Feb21Thu6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsFeb 21 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue readingFeb23Sat10:00 am Bike and Pike 2019 @ R&E CyclesBike and Pike 2019 @ R&E CyclesFeb 23 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Come join us for coffee, beer, bicycles, and a chance to converse one-on-one with some of The Northwest’s cycling gurus at The Seattle Bike and Pike Expo of 2019. At R+E Cycles, we love Seattle, and the small companies that actually … Continue readingFeb24Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsFeb 24 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue reading4:00 pm Doug Walsh – Tailwinds Past Flor... @ Island BooksDoug Walsh – Tailwinds Past Flor... @ Island BooksFeb 24 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
We are excited to welcome local author Doug Walsh to Island Books in celebration of his upcoming release, Tailwinds Past Florence. Doug is an author, a bicyclist, and a travel lecturer, discussing his two-year journey on bike from Seattle to … Continue readingFeb26Tue6:30 pm Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Feb 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmQACC Room #1 ALWAYS CHECK THE FACEBOOK PAGE (https://www.facebook.com/QueenAnneGreenways) FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES FacebookTwitterRedditEmail Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: vulnerable user law
No charges for person who killed man walking his dog in a Kirkland crosswalk
Prosecutors for the City of Kirkland will not pursue any charges against the woman who struck and killed Kyle Warnick while he walked his dog in a city crosswalk September 15. He was 43. On a YouCaring page, family members … Continue reading
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Tagged blakeley warbinton, caleb shoop, john duggan, kirkland, kyle warnick, vulnerable user law
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Kenmore won’t pursue negligent driving charge in death of Caleb Shoop
This City of Kenmore has decided not to pursue negligent driving charges against Joshua Tucker, the person who struck and killed Caleb Shoop as he biked across a crosswalk in March. Tucker received a $175 ticket for failure to yield … Continue reading
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Tagged caleb shoop, john duggan, kenmore, negligent driving, sarah roberts, vulnerable user law
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Kenmore is reviewing negligent driving charges in death of Caleb Shoop
The City of Kenmore is looking into using the state’s Vulnerable User Law to levy Negligent Driving in the Second Degree charges against the person who struck and killed Caleb Shoop in a crosswalk in March. He was 19. As … Continue reading
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Tagged ben shoop, caleb shoop, kenmore, negligent driving, tammy shoop, vulnerable user law
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Person who hit and killed Caleb Shoop in Kenmore gets $175 ticket
The person who failed to stop at a Kenmore crosswalk and killed 19-year-old Caleb Shoop in March has been issued a $175 ticket. “We are shocked at the lack of appropriate consequences for drivers who hit and kill pedestrians/bicyclists while … Continue reading
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Tagged 61st ave ne, caleb shoop, deaths, kenmore, tammy shoop, vulnerable user law
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Herald: Man who killed Trent Graham in Everett gets $10K ticket for negligent driving
The man who drove his pickup across several lanes of Evergreen Way in Everett and killed Trent Graham in October 2012 has been ticketed for second-degree negligent driving, the Everett Herald reports. He received a $10,287 ticket, the sum of … Continue reading
NYTimes op-ed cites infamous $42 ticket in 2011 death of John Przychodzen
I’ll never forget the first time I saw the number: 42. That’s how many dollars Nick Natale was fined for veering his work truck onto the shoulder and killing John Przychodzen as he biked on Juanita Drive in the summer … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel duane, John Przychodzen, kirkland, new york times, nick natale, vulnerable user law
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City Attorney to police: Don’t write a ticket at scene when someone walking or biking is injured
Sometimes it feels like salt in a wound. Somebody walking or biking in town is seriously injured by someone behind the wheel, and the person driving—even if they did something wrong—does not even get a ticket at the scene. But … Continue reading
Cascade: Law enforcement is often unfamiliar with the Vulnerable User Law
Two years ago, the primary focus of bicycling interests in the state legislature was to pass a bill that would create a penalty for negligent driving that results in a serious injury or worse. The Vulnerable User Law has been … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade bicycle club, injuries, john duggan, negligent driving, vulnerable user law
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