Bicycle safety is near and dear to my heart. On Mother’s day, 2004, my best friend Ann Weatherill, was killed by a passing vehicle while we were riding our bikes with a group. This devastating experience made me a passionate advocate for cycling safety. It was her death which helped lead to the Washington Safe… Read More
Posts Categorized In: Bicycling
Distracted driving may have killed Seattle cyclist
The passenger came forward with the information that a driver in a fatal collision of a truck and a bicyclist in Seattle last August. According to the police the driver had been yelling at his girlfriend on his cell phone, and texting her as well. The Seattle police have subpoenaed the driver’s phone records. The driver’s… Read More
Bicycling: $3.1 billion dollar benefit
A study by the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation in Washington State showed that bicyclists spend $3.1 billion (yes, that’s a Billion) a year in our state. Of that total, 96% is spent by touring bicyclists – money that they spend on lodging, food, and other shopping. Most of the money spent by touring bicyclists is… Read More
Sharing the road
I have been a bicycle commuter for more than 25 years. This was not a planned thing, at least on my part. It all began when my husband bought me a bicycle for my birthday. I was not at all pleased with his gift. I could think of a lot of other things that… Read More
Sharing a very, very personal story
The hardest thing I’ve ever done is to give the eulogy at my best friend’s funeral. Probably the second hardest thing I’ve ever done is tell people how she died. Last spring, I was asked by my friend and fellow attorney, Karen Koehler, if I would be a speaker at our state’s trial lawyer convention…. Read More
