Bicyclists can use their bikes to commute, exercise, or just take an enjoyable ride through town. Unfortunately, too often these rides are hindered by bad drivers. Four times that bad driving habits cause an accident include: Lane changing. Changing lanes requires...
When a reckless driver strikes a person riding their bicycle, the cyclist has very little to protect them from the hundreds of pounds of metal and glass that hit them. These accidents can cost tens of thousands of dollars or more, but those are not all the expenses...
The popularity of rideshare platforms has skyrocketed in the last few years. Customers like the convenience of ordering a car that arrives quickly and the reasonable prices that the platforms charge. These services were designed to provide safe transport to their...
When bicycles and automobiles collide, there is no dispute about which party fares worse. For all their benefits, bikes don’t provide any external protection to the rider, and they are far smaller and lighter than cars, trucks and SUVs. For all of these reasons and...
In a time of lockdowns and other restrictive orders, various industries have benefited from people wanting to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors. Few have grown as much as bicycling. Sales of bicycles and related accessories continue to soar with new...
When Los Angeles rolled out its Vision Zero plan in 2015, officials laid out an admirable goal: to eliminate all traffic deaths in the city by 2025. The campaign’s mission acknowledges people will make mistakes on the road, but are operating under the belief that,...
Los Angeles is full of dangers for people just moving around the city and its surroundings. This is especially true for bicyclists and pedestrians, who are less protected in a city built for cars and other vehicles. Another group at higher risk is people for whom work...
It is difficult to get over injuries compared to the effort it takes to avoid them. From construction zones to mass transit vehicles, there are plenty of potential causes for injuries in California. One of the most serious causes that has required its own legislation...
There are lots of things in California that could cause an accidental injury, and recovery times from injuries can span into years. Victims' ability to claim financial compensation from the people and institutions who caused an injury are limited, and claims should...
Catastrophic injuries can impact your life from the moment they happen until long into the future. Even if you can overcome them with medical aids, there is the likelihood that you will experience changes in your life. There are several kinds of catastrophic injuries...
