Brendan Kevenides
Bicycle advocate and attorney representing bike crash victims at Freeman Kevenides Law Firm. www.fklawillinois.com Advocacy Committee Chair and Board of Directors for Ride Illinois, Board of Advisors for Active Transportation Alliance.
- For who ever needs to read this... Looking at you Ireland.
- This is counter-intuitive: "It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...
- Outside Magazine thinks this is a big deal. Maybe it is.
- "It's disguised as a bike safety bill. But what it really does is, functionally and explicitly, bans biking on most of Iowa's roadways, if not all," Hoffman said. "Hoffman also noted that the legislation would effectively ban RAGBRAI." www.kcci.com/article/iowa...
- "Thousands of electric bikes have been recalled after several reports of the rear wheel bolts breaking, causing the wheel to separate from the bicycle, posing a fall hazard." www.livenowfox.com/news/thousan...
- I wonder if anyone has rated the venues for the World Cup by their access via bicycle and mass transit...
- From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: FIFA is selling parking passes at 2026 World Cup games in Los Angeles for $250 or $300 per matchday and per spot — more than the price of some actual match tickets.
- Hebron Middle School student, 13, dies from BMX injuries www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/h... This is so sad. Thinking about his parents after this tragedy.
- This feels like a no-brainer for making the road safer for everyone, including drivers.
- "Super Speeder" legislation has been filed in the Illinois State Senate It would mandate the installment of an intelligent speed assistance device in any motor vehicle owned or operated by an individual found to have operated a vehicle over 100mph on a highway ilga.gov/Legislation/... #SB3102
- Strong turnout for the Chicago ICE Out ride and memorial for Alex Pretti and Renee Goode. Very peaceful.
- Both of Illinois' largest bicycle advocacy groups, @rideillinois.bsky.social & @atalliance.bsky.social are working with SoS and legislators on the bill. I have participated in that drafting as Advocacy Committee Chair for Ride IL. We are absolutely working to create sensible regulation. Stay tuned.
