While Florida law allows cyclists to use sidewalks, many bicyclists opt instead to use bike lanes, where they can travel more quickly without the risk of endangering pedestrians. Unfortunately, this means that cyclists are often more likely to be involved in a collision with a motorist. Dooring accidents, which occur…
Bicycle helmets are an essential safety feature. Without a helmet, riders are vulnerable to serious head and brain injuries, all of which are reduced with a proper helmet. Helmets do not guarantee that a cyclist will walk away from a wreck injury-free, but they significantly increase the odds. However, there…
The Miami Herald has the sad story of a teenager killed in a bicycle accident. The young man was a promising soccer player at the Scheck Hillel Community School and the son of the rabbi at Beit Rambam Congregation in Sunny Isles Beach. The 17-year-old was riding his bicycle along…
The Miami Herald has reported that a councilwoman in Miami Springs was struck by a vehicle while on her bicycle. Maria Mitchell was riding on the sidewalk when a vehicle backing out of a driveway clipped her. She did not suffer any injury. The culprit? Overgrown hedges that blocked the…
Bicycle riders in Florida have the right to seek compensation from their auto insurance polity if they are injured in an accident involving a motor vehicle. If the other driver was wholly or partially at fault, they may also have the right to sue the other driver. Determining fault a…
