{"id":298485451,"date":"2014-06-17T16:37:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T16:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=298485451"},"modified":"2014-06-17T16:37:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T16:37:31","slug":"the-bike-law-interview-ann-groninger-bike-law-north-carolina-on-raising-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=298485451","title":{"rendered":"THE BIKE LAW INTERVIEW: ANN GRONINGER, BIKE LAW NORTH CAROLINA: ON RAISING THE NEXT GENERATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Bob Mionske, Bicycle Law<br \/>\nI recently had the opportunity to talk with North Carolina bicycle accident lawyer Ann Groninger. Ann had recently written a well-received article about being buzzed on a morning ride. Or I should say, it was well-received by cyclists, all of whom have had similar experiences on the road. But some motorists had a different reaction, expressing their disdain for \u201cscofflaw cyclists\u201d (despite the fact that Ann had been riding lawfully, and was nearly hit by a \u201cscofflaw driver\u201d), or worse, expressing a thinly-veiled intent to assault cyclists with their vehicles. Before writing about her own brush with near-disaster, Ann had written another excellent article asking \u201cAre bicycle crashes accidents?\u201d Ann had also written about personalizing the consequences of bicycle crashes\u2014in this case, the impact that a negligent driver had on the cyclist she hit, and on his widow.<br \/>\nIt was clear from Ann\u2019s articles that she wants drivers to understand that, in her words, \u201cthese stories personalize the consequences of taking unnecessary risks when driving\u201d\u2026 \u201cwhat I want to talk about is the value of human life and how people can take it so lightly\u2026by riding my bike on the road, especially alone, I am putting my life in the hands of people who don\u2019t care about it and are willing to take pretty big risks with it.\u201d For Ann, these stories \u201cshould be a daily wake-up call\u201d for anyone with a conscience.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nAnn: Riding a bike was such an important part of my childhood, and I think most peoples\u2019 childhoods. For many reasons \u2013 safety, more indoor options, more organized activities &#8211; I think it\u2019s tougher for kids these days to just get out and ride. A lot of them will miss that unique feeling of freedom a bike gives you, which is sad.<br \/>\nAlso, young kids today are tomorrow\u2019s drivers. If we can teach our kids respect for the road while riding their bikes they will hopefully carry that respect over to driving a car.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicyclelaw.com\/blog\/index.cfm\/2014\/6\/13\/The-Bike-Law-Interview-Ann-Groninger-Bike-Law-North-Carolina-On-Raising-The-Next-Generation\">https:\/\/www.bicyclelaw.com\/blog\/index.cfm\/2014\/6\/13\/The-Bike-Law-Interview-Ann-Groninger-Bike-Law-North-Carolina-On-Raising-The-Next-Generation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Bob Mionske, Bicycle Law I recently had the opportunity to talk with North Carolina bicycle accident lawyer Ann Groninger. Ann had recently written a well-received article about being buzzed on a morning ride. Or I should say, it was well-received by cyclists, all of whom have had similar experiences on the road. But some &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=298485451\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;THE BIKE LAW INTERVIEW: ANN GRONINGER, BIKE LAW NORTH CAROLINA: ON RAISING THE NEXT GENERATION&#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-298485451","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\/298485451","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=298485451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298485451\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=298485451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=298485451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=298485451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}