Blog: Bike Accidents

How NJ Personal Injury Law Protects Victims of Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents

May 30, 2023

As more people choose to walk or ride bicycles for transportation or leisure, the risk of pedestrian and bicycle accidents has increased. These accidents can result in severe injuries or even fatalities, leaving victims and their families with physical, emotional, and financial hardships. Pedestrian and bicycle accidents often occur when drivers fail to yield at crosswalks, open car doors without looking first, are distracted, intoxicated, or are driving recklessly. Fortunately, New Jersey personal injury law...

Teacher Dies in Unfortunate Biking Accident

Sep 28, 2017

In late June of 2017, a teacher was biking down a hill when she lost control of her bike, receiving fatal injuries. In Hawthorne, New Jersey, a school teacher was riding down one of her biking routes, when she began going a little too fast. As she was going down a steep hill, she realized it was too late to stop the bike. Upon hitting the brakes in an attempt to gain control, she was...

Bicycle Safety Tips

Aug 13, 2017

Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that “there are more than 450,000 injuries associated with bicycles that landed people in ERs in 2016. The most frequent diagnoses were contusions/abrasions (23.0%), fractures (21.7%), and lacerations (15.4%)”. While only 1% of all trips taken in the U.S. are by bicycle, bicyclists face a higher risk of crash-related injury and deaths than occupants those of motor vehicles. Whether you bike to work or school; to save money or time; to...