Hawaii: No insurance payouts to cyclists?

Published / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Hawaii: No insurance payouts to cyclists?

For today’s game of Legislative Whack-A-Mole, I present HB 1423 from Hawaii. Representative Ken Ito in the Hawaii State House introduced this bill which “prohibits a bicyclist or moped operator injured in an accident with a motor vehicle from receiving personal injury protection benefits from the insurer of the motor vehicle.”

San Jose Bike Train: Now with free (near) downtown parking

Published / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on San Jose Bike Train: Now with free (near) downtown parking

I run San Jose Bike Train to encourage newcomers to try commuting by bike. Our transit-friendly start point, unfortunately, conflicts with this goal. Free, all-day parking is difficult to find near Diridon Station and Bel Bacio Coffee, where we normally meet. For 2015, I added VTA Park & Ride lots. A colleague requested parking near […]