A 5-year-old child, riding his bicycle on the sidewalk with his mother, was struck by a driver making a hasty left turn out of an elementary school parking lot in Foster City, California. He was treated for injuries at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Although he luckily only suffered a deep laceration to his […]
Hit and run bicycle accidents are far too common In California, people who flee the scene of a hit and run bicycle accident can be cited for a violation of California Vehicle Code section 20002, a misdemeanor offense with a fine of up to $1,000. That is what happened in this Oakland bicycle accident case. […]
California Bicycle Accident Settlement Results Dan S.Bicycle Accident Client “I cant recommend Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers enough, they really did take a large amount of the stress and worry out of the whole affair, managed the process extremely efficiently and allowed me to focus on getting back to 100%.” Experience a serious bicycle accident? […]
For a cyclist, being hit by a car is an absolute nightmare. But here’s a bit of good news. A California bicycle injury attorney can help you put the state’s bike laws to work for you. California has some of the most progressive and protective bicycle-related laws in the nation. When a car hits you, […]
The League of American bicyclists bestowed its covered Silver Level Bike Friendly Award on Oakland in 2014—partially because of the improvements the city had made to streets, bike lanes, and bike facilities around town. But has Oakland kept up with the times and maintained that bike-friendly attitude? Is the city’s Bicycle Master Plan really having […]
San Jose isn’t the first city to create an ambitious bike plan to increase the number of two-wheel pedal-powered commuters on our urban streets but their proposed plan is every bit as ingenious and far-sighted as any in California. For decades California’s major cities have built infrastructures that were designed to improve automobile traffic flow. […]
For cyclists and pedestrians, a traffic crash is devastating. Your body is no match for the force of a car or truck, and a severe accident can leave you with extensive injuries and emotional trauma that changes the course of your life. In almost every bicycle or pedestrian accident with serious injuries, someone was in […]
Drummer Gets $70K in Walnut Creek Bicycle Accident Case On a spring evening in Walnut Creek (San Francisco Bay Area) a 28-year old musician and co-founder of the heavy metal band Lyceum was riding his bicycle home from dinner with his parents along the popular Contra Costa Canal Trail. As the bicyclist was riding through […]
$100k for San Leandro Cyclist in Crosswalk Cut Off By Oblivious Motorist A San Leandro cyclist was riding his bike to work, like he did every day, when he was cut off by an oblivious motorist. While the cyclist was riding his bike in the crosswalk at an intersection, the motorist pulled out without even […]
A Berkeley professor was riding his bicycle in the Oakland hills when a driver abruptly made an illegal U-turn and crashed into the cyclist. The professor was thrown from his bike and sustained some pretty serious injures in the bicycle crash. He had broken ribs, a broken clavicle, broken teeth and a broken scapula. The […]