Bicycle Accidents

         Bicycling is one of the more popular sports in the Central Texas area.  As a result, it has raised the awareness of the motoring public to the presence of bicycles on the roads.  Unfortunately, many motorists still treat bicyclists as second class citizens when it comes to their rights on the road.  Also, as with motorcyclists, many prospective jurors enter a courtroom with the biased belief that bicyclists are “hard to see.”   As a result, they often have a tendency to increase the burden of proof on the bicyclist and lesson it on the driver of the automobile or truck which struck the bicyclist.  They need to be instructed that if such views were applied to trucks then every truck would have an excuse when it struck a smaller car.  Therefore, it is important that these issues be aggressively met head on so as to demonstrate that any such preconceived notions are unwarranted in your case.  If a case goes to trial your attorney will also need to attempt to identify those individuals who are biased against bicyclists and have them struck from the jury panel. 

         Bicycle cases also often involve serious injuries including orthopedic injuries, traumatic brain injuries, disfigurement and in the worst cases, paralysis or death.  Children are often the victim in bicycle cases.  Handling a child’s claim requires a different strategy than cases involving an adult, because of the child’s lack of capacity and the desire to insulate the child from the claim’s process.  For more information concerning the unique nature of claims involving children please go to the following link concerning Injuries to Children. Therefore, it is important to have an attorney able to evaluate and prove all of the damages which a client has faced since the accident along with those damages and injuries the client will have to face for the rest of their life.  This is why it is important to select a law firm, such as Bemis, Roach and Reed, which is made up of attorneys who are Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law.

You may also want to view our page on General Information on Motor Vehicle Claims and our page on Frequently Asked Questions Following a Collision.