bicycle
-
State Supreme Court accepts appeals on DIA noise, thwarted bike theft
—
by
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed this week to hear two cases on appeal, involving Denver’s liability for noise violations at Denver International Airport as well as a Boulder thief’s role in damaging his victim’s car. Two other cases fell just short of the threshold for accepting an appeal, which requires agreement from three out of the…
-
Governor signs bills on bicycles, campaign contributions
—
by
Gov. Jared Polis signed six bills on Wednesday, including measures seeking to end unlimited donations to school board candidates, allowing residents who lost homes in the December Boulder wildfires to keep their voter registration at their previous addresses, and permitting Colorado cyclists to ride through stop signs and red lights when it’s safe to do…
-
Insurance companies are ‘victims’ under state restitution law, appeals court says
—
by
The Court of Appeals agreed that insurance companies qualify as “victims” that are entitled to restitution under state law. A three-judge panel for the state’s second-highest court interpreted a change in the law from 2000 and concluded the legislature had not intended to erase insurers from receiving compensation for losses due to crime. The panel…
-
‘Idaho stop’ bike bill rolls through House 1st approval
—
by
A bicycle bill described as “the one you love to hate” got enough love to win preliminary approval from the Colorado House of Representatives, but not without a bit of anti-bicycle chatter about the so-called “Idaho stop.” Senate Bill 144 would allow local governments to authorize the Idaho stop in their jurisdictions. It would allow a…
-
‘Idaho stop’ bill for bicycles wins Senate approval, on to House
—
by
A multi-year effort to get Colorado to adopt what’s known as the “Idaho stop” or the rolling stop won final approval in the state Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 144 would establish a set of standards for local communities that want to grant cyclists the ability, under certain circumstances, to treat a stop sign as a…
-
E-bike entrepreneur hopes to help ease Colorado’s traffic problem
—
by
Tom Nardi and Kenny Fisher, founders of FattE-Bikes, promoted their new company and the e-biking experience at Denver’s the Sustainability Expo this month. Fisher said the e-bike could easily replace a second car, or even a first one, for commuters of all ages. “The reason many people don’t bike is because of deterrents,” he said,…
