{"id":29012075,"date":"2005-12-02T18:54:35","date_gmt":"2005-12-02T18:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=29012075"},"modified":"2005-12-02T18:54:35","modified_gmt":"2005-12-02T18:54:35","slug":"an-important-victory-for-cyclists-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=29012075","title":{"rendered":"An important victory for cyclists everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    November 28, 2005<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"120\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/12\/20051202185435424_1.gif\" alt=\"\">Kentucky Supreme Court has struck down a decision blaming a cyclist for being on the road when a passing vehicle hit her. In reaching this decision, the Supreme Court specifically noted that a driver&#8217;s duty when passing a cyclist such as the plaintiff in this case requires that the driver not pass &#8220;unless he can do so without interfering with the safe operation of [the] bicycle, and that if, in fact he did pass [the cyclist] that he not drive to the right until he was reasonably clear of [the cyclist].&#8221;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n            &#8220;This decision is important because it reaffirms cyclists&#8217; right to the roads. As an appellate decision, it is binding precedent for future cases in all of the courts in Kentucky,&#8221; says League Region 1 Director John S. Allen, who has served as an expert witness in bicycling cases. &#8220;And we can expect the decision, as it is by a state Supreme Court, to be cited by other courts in future cases throughout the United States.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>            The League, with in conjunction with local Kentucky bike clubs, filed an amicus brief in support of the cyclist. To read the entire decision: <a href=\"https:\/\/162.114.92.72\/Opinions\/2004-SC-000131-DG.pdf\">https:\/\/162.114.92.72\/Opinions\/2004-SC-000131-DG.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>A few excerpts: <b>(My comments.)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Info on driver: <br \/>\n  Dailey was driving a pick-up truck with an eight-foot bed and camper top that was pulling two flatbed wagons, making the total length of the vehicle approximately forty-eight feet. <\/p>\n<p><b>I canoldId.20051202185435424<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 28, 2005 Kentucky Supreme Court has struck down a decision blaming a cyclist for being on the road when a passing vehicle hit her. In reaching this decision, the Supreme Court specifically noted that a driver&#8217;s duty when passing a cyclist such as the plaintiff in this case requires that the driver not pass &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=29012075\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;An important victory for cyclists everywhere&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29012075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-elsewhere"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29012075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29012075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29012075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29012075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29012075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29012075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}