Bicycle Accidents
Bicycle accidents are a harsh reality given that every six hours a bicyclist is fatally injured in the United States. Nearly seventy-five percent of all serious injuries and deaths from bicycle accidents include head injuries. Since cars and bicycles often share the road, negligent drivers heavily contribute to the number of bike accidents in America. If a driver is not observant of the area surrounding their car and makes a turn, pulls out of a driveway or alley, or even opens a car door without checking for pedestrians, other vehicles, or bicyclists, an accident will likely take place.
Bike accident injuries can be especially severe since a bicycle does not offer the level of protection that a car does when one is involved in a wreck. A vehicle that weighs thousands of pounds can easily crush a bicycle and its rider in an accident. Injuries common to bicycle accident victims include head injuries, concussions, bone fractures, spine injuries and paralysis. All of these injuries take time to recover and may result in lost time at work, soaring medical bills, excruciating pain and suffering, as well as emotional trauma and disfigurement.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or death as the result of a bicycle accident that seems to have been someone else's fault, call VanDerGinst Law at 1-866-843-7367 or click here for a FREE online case evaluation. The initial consultation is free of charge. If we agree to handle your injury case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if, and when, there is a money recovery for you. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. So please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
Links on the Web
 NYT > Bicycles and Bicycling - Search for 'accident'News about bicycles and bicycling, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 06:03:52 PM Competition Rises for Trails Grants Groups representing bicyclists, off-road vehicle enthusiasts, birdwatchers and others are vying for a shrinking pool of money available for improving and building trails. Click here to read this Bicycle Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 06:03:52 PM In Wake of Two Deaths, Making Streets Safer New Haven officials are studying how drivers, pedestrians and cyclists use the streets so that they can create a comprehensive safety blueprint. Click here to read this Bicycle Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 06:03:52 PM From Death?s Door to the Medal Podium Bicycle Accidents news and personal injury law information. Click here to read this Bicycle Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 06:03:52 PM Facing Obstacles, a Road Cyclist Pushes Forward Amber Neben, who will compete Sunday in the women?s road cycling race, has coped with stress fractures in her legs, the switch of sports and cancer on her way to Beijing. Click here to read this Bicycle Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 06:03:52 PM Police and a Cyclists? Group, and Four Years of Clashes The antagonism between the police and Critical Mass riders is one result of what happens when the line between legality and disobedience is constantly shifting. Click here to read this Bicycle Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 06:03:52 PM Never Mind the Expenses Patronage; patients; property. Click here to read this Bicycle Accidents news article. |
