While most drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area are insured, the unfortunate reality is that the insurance companies have the strongest business and financial incentive to pay an injured cyclist as little as possible, or nothing at all, IF the injured cyclist is NOT represented by an attorney. This negative incentive manifests in many […]
Nationwide, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration recently reported that in 2010 alone, at least 618 cyclists were killed and an additional 52,000 were injured in traffic collisions. Thus, cyclist deaths and injuries in 2010 accounted for at least 2% of all traffic-related fatalities and injuries. The only heartening news is that the number […]
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A 19 year-old cyclist was riding home from work on Broadway in San Francisco when she was violently struck by a Yellow Cab Company driver who was making an illegal U-Turn without signaling. Yellow Cab denied the claim and alleged that the cyclist caused the accident and was exaggerating her injuries and need for medical […]
A cyclist was seriously injured when he was struck by a truck that made an illegal left turn against a red arrow. The cyclist had no recall of the incident due to a concussion, and the truck driver stated that the cyclist had run a red light, so CHP blamed the accident entirely on the cyclist. […]
The California Vehicle Code requires a cyclist facing a steady red light to come to a complete stop at a marked limit line, or if none is present, before entering the crosswalk on the nearest side of the intersection (CVC 21453). If there is neither a marked limit line nor a crosswalk, a cyclist must stop before entering […]
The California Vehicle Code requires bicycles to ride the same direction as traffic. (CVC 21650) If a cyclist finds himself or herself on the wrong block of a one-way street, he or she should walk the bicycle (unless sidewalk riding is safe and legal in that municipality). Riding a bicycle against traffic has been shown to […]
The California Vehicle Code allows bicycles to leave the bicycle lane in several circumstances, including, but not limited to (1) when overtaking and passing another bicycle, vehicle, or pedestrian, (2) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway, and (3) to avoid debris or other hazardous conditions. (CVC 21208). However, a cyclist leaving the […]
In many bicycle-accident injury cases, the insurance company will eventually demand that the injured cyclist attend a medical examination with a doctor of the insurance company’s own choosing. The insurance company has a right to demand one such examination pursuant to California’s Code of Civil Procedure. The insurance company likes to refer to these examinations as […]