Cycling is good exercise and good for health, unless you get into an accident

By Denvere Keble


One of the toughest cases that a bunch of experienced Long Beach personal injury attorney have to handle is a cycling crash wounds claim. The cause of this is that though in general cyclists are typically the trusting party, motorists see them as a nuisance on the roads and fairly often when an accident occurs, they have an inclination to not need to admit liability.

There's no getting away from it; the employment of cycles to get from A to B is on the increase. People are turning more to pedal power thanks to the rise in gas costs and also from an environmental point of view.

On top of this, cycling is also a healthy way to get about. Because there's been a consistent increase in the quantity of people who use cycles, there has also been an increase in the quantity of cycling related accidents. In reality in 2009 (the most recent year for any data) the number of bike accident deaths on America's roads was 630. It doesn't take a genius to work out that it equates to just less than 2 people each day.

For a gang of Riverside County accident attorneys, cases such as cycling injury claims can initially appear tricky because as already mentioned culpability isn't something that any motorist is going to be fast to admit. It's right that there are a handful of bike riders who feel that they are above the law, or feel the laws of the road do not apply to them. For instance, not waiting at intersections for the traffic signals to change, or turning in front of a vehicle making it break abruptly are only two common manoeuvres that cycles make.

On the public roads, state codes mandate that cycles should follow the guidelines of the road just as cars are required to. Motorists should permit at least 3 feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist on the road and should watch out for them when making a turn. This should also apply to cyclists, who should also allow space and look before turning.

Another issue that causes bicycle accident injury is the failure to wear a safety helmet. Shockingly there are still fourteen states in America where there is no cycle safety helmet law. Statistical data have shown that someone who is caught up in an accident is around 80% more likely to suffer harsh head shock when they do not wear a helmet. So it is clear that safety helmets do work.




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