Bicycle Accident Lawyers

I don’t let my 13-year-old ride around our neighborhood on her bike without Sara or me by her side…period. There are lots of other 13-year-olds that ride around on their bikes without their parents, but not mine. As a personal injury attorney, my firm often handles cases that involve a bicycle accident injury. Sometimes, having a dad that is a personal injury attorney has its drawbacks – which will come up in future blogs, no doubt. 

Why can’t I ride my bike with my friends???

Because you don’t pay enough attention, but more importantly, the people that go flying down our residential road like a bat out of hell REALLY don’t pay enough attention.

Just the other day, I watched a little sedan come flying down our street while I was out grabbing the mail. This person never saw me. I know that because as she drove by at no doubt 50mph, I saw her texting…with both hands…on her phone while looking down. She then went on to hit the curb and barely avoid taking out a stop sign. She then gunned it around the corner, where I could again see her looking down at her phone.

Despite the number of close calls, no one seems to learn their lesson until they hurt someone, including bicyclists.

In 2017, 738 bicyclists were killed by automobiles on American streets, accounting for 2.1% of all traffic fatalities. This statistic is simply unacceptable. Bicyclists are incredibly vulnerable on the roads and despite taking all of the appropriate steps, such as:

• Wearing high-visibility clothing, especially at night;
• Making sure their bikes have reflectors;
• Wearing helmets;
• Not allowing themselves to be distracted.