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- Bicyclists from all over the country came to DC this week to lobby Congress.
- They're asking for e-bike tax credits and road safety funding, among other things.
- US roads have gotten much deadlier in recent years as biking has boomed.
Dorian Grilley was biking in a crosswalk when he was hit by a car making a right turn in Oakdale, Minnesota in 2011.
The driver got a $500 ticket for careless driving and Grilley was hospitalized for three weeks with a broken neck. Nearly five months and several surgeries later, he was cross-country skiing again and back at work as the director of the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota.