Blog | The Biking Lawyer

Dave Shellnutt

Dec 54 min read

Hot Winter Cycling Tips

Consider our winter cycling tips and keep riding year round. Despite the temperature or snow, the benefits outweigh the concerns!

Reporting Road Violence - A Cyclist's Guide

Dave Shellnutt

Oct 263 min read

CYCLING LAW

Reporting Road Violence - A Cyclist's Guide

The Biking Lawyer LLP guide for cyclists to report dangerous drivers and road violence.

Dave Shellnutt

Oct 155 min read

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Ontario vs Bike Lanes

Doug Ford and his cronies attack bike lanes for political gain instead of address issues of critical importance to Ontarians.

Dave Shellnutt

Aug 294 min read

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

High Park & Wasted Police Resources

Police hanging out in High Park to harass cyclists runs contrary to their own data showing where serious collisions occur and is wasteful.

Dave Shellnutt

Aug 134 min read

CYCLING LAW

E-Scooter Accidents & the Law

Understand the laws behind e-scooter use in Ontario and what to do if you're involved in an e-scooter accident.

Blocked Bike Lanes & Dangerous Construction Kills Cyclist

Dave Shellnutt

Jul 283 min read

CYCLING LAW

Blocked Bike Lanes & Dangerous Construction Kills Cyclist

Read our letter to Mayor Chow and City Council following the preventable death of yet another cyclist in the GTA. Not one more!

New Toronto Collision Reporting Centre: A Cyclist's Guide

Dave Shellnutt

Jun 254 min read

CYCLING LAW

New Toronto Collision Reporting Centre: A Cyclist's Guide

Toronto Police have opened a downtown Collision Reporting Centre. Read about what cyclists should be aware of.

Community Safety Alert - Hamilton Dundas Area - Motorist Stalking & Running Cyclists Off the Road

Dave Shellnutt

Jun 112 min read

CYCLING LAW

Community Safety Alert - Hamilton Dundas Area - Motorist Stalking & Running Cyclists Off the Road

Motorist who ran a cyclist off the road continues to stalk and threaten people on bikes in the Hamilton Dundas Valley Area

MOTORIST WHO INTENTIONALLY RAN OVER CYCLIST GETS PLEA DEAL

Dave Shellnutt

Jun 33 min read

CYCLING LAW

MOTORIST WHO INTENTIONALLY RAN OVER CYCLIST GETS PLEA DEAL

A motorist who used his vehicle to run down a cyclist receives a plea deal while members of the cycling community ask why.

CAFÉTO: City of Toronto Blames Cyclist for Striking Illegal Patio

Dave Shellnutt

May 302 min read

CYCLING LAW

CAFÉTO: City of Toronto Blames Cyclist for Striking Illegal Patio

City of Toronto blames cyclist for colliding with an oversized CafeTO patio illegally installed for 3 years.

Dave Shellnutt

Apr 115 min read

CYCLING LAW

Doorings: A Cyclist's Guide

Doorings are one of the most unexpected and dangerous hazards we cyclists face. Our guide will prepare you if the unfortunate occurs.

Dave Shellnutt

Apr 15 min read

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

How to File a Police Complaint

Police and state violence has been bravely exposed and resisted by Black, Indigenous, Queer/Trans, and many other communities for...

Dave Shellnutt

Mar 193 min read

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Holyday Refuses to Denounce Violence

Full remarks from Service Excellence Committee deputation silenced by sitting Chair Cllr. Stephen Holyday

The Biking Lawyer Team

Mar 12 min read

Incitement of Anti-Cyclist Violence

We call on Councillor Stephen Holyday to rebuke and denounce threats made against cyclists at his Feb. 28, 2024 town hall.

Bike Lane Parking: Citizen Ticketing & Automated Enforcement

Dave Shellnutt

Feb 133 min read

CYCLING LAW

Bike Lane Parking: Citizen Ticketing & Automated Enforcement

Should municipalities be exploring automated enforcement and citizen ticketing in the fight against bike lane parking?

Dave Shellnutt

Jan 83 min read

Waterloo Region: Pedestrians in Peril

We are sounding the alarm. 18 pedestrians have been struck by drivers in Waterloo Region in 2 months.

Dave Shellnutt

Dec 31, 20233 min read

CYCLING LIFESTYLE

The Biking Lawyer LLP 2023

As we look ahead to 2024, we are incredibly proud of all the work done in 2023. From helping individual injured cyclists to community safety

Cyclists on Trial as Road Violence Rages

Dave Shellnutt

Dec 4, 20234 min read

CYCLING LAW

Cyclists on Trial as Road Violence Rages

Prosecutor's Office drops charges against motorist who shatters cyclist's ankle but insists on trial for cyclists allegedly speeding.

Dave Shellnutt

Nov 23, 20232 min read

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Mercedes Benz Blocks Bike Lane

Our letter to Mercedes Benz about their use of a bike lane as a luxury automobile loading dock and the dangers that poses to cyclists.

Dave Shellnutt

Oct 25, 20233 min read

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The Power of Community

Since June 2020, 524 volunteer cyclists delivered 10,963 boxes of produce over 45,600kms to our neighbours in need.