New York is a bicycle- and pedestrian-heavy state, with 1,133 miles of bicycle lanes in New York City alone. Over the last several years, biking has become even more popular in the state of New York, resulting in an increase of bicyclists on the roads. Unfortunately,...
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Bicycle Accidents
New York City Announces Plans to Make Intersections Safer for Bicyclists and Pedestrians
In September 2018, the New York City Department of Transportation and Vision Zero released a report titled “Cycling at a Crossroads: The Design Future of New York City Intersections.” Focusing on protected bike lane intersections, this report highlights ways that...
NY Cycling Deaths Increased in 2017
New York City bicycle accident attorneys provide help to victims of bike accidents and to family members of bike riders who are killed in collisions. Unfortunately, according to Chelsea Patch, more fatal bike accidents occurred in 2017 even as overall traffic...
NY Lawmakers Want Accident-Prone Bicycle Lane Removed
Bicycle riders face a significant risk of injury while riding on New York's roads and should contact New York City bicycle accident lawyers if injuries occur. To try to reduce the risk of harm to riders and make the roads safer, there are many bicycle lanes throughout...
Filing a Bicycle Accident Lawsuit
According to the Pedestrian and Bicycling Information Center, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2015, 818 people died in bicycle/motor vehicle accidents in the United States – over 2 people every day of the year. This represents a 6%...
Citibike Rider Seriously Hurt in Crash With Motor Vehicle
New York City bicycle accident lawyers provide assistance in circumstances where a bike rider has been hurt as a result of a collision with a motor vehicle. Bicycle riders, unfortunately, can be seriously hurt due to the force of impact from a collision because their...
Drunk Driver Hit Bikers, Causes Serious Injuries
Bicycle riders face a significantly increased risk of being hurt or killed in an auto accident when they are involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. A bicycle rider who is hurt, or the family members of a bicycle rider killed in a crash, should consult with a...
7 Important Things You Must Think About After a Bike Accident in New York
According to the most recent data from the US Department of Transportation in the year 2015, there were close to 818 bicyclist fatalities on US roads – this is an increase of 12.2% and the highest number since 1995. There were 45,000 injuries suffered by bicyclists in...
How to Avoid Bicycle Accidents in New York
According to a study conducted recently by the federal government, about 800 cyclists died in the year 2015, and close to 45,000 bicyclists were injured in traffic and taken to the ER in the same year. Each year, 2 percent of motor vehicle accident deaths...
How Uber’s Self Driving Cars are Endangering Pedestrians and Bike Riders
Pedestrians and bicycle riders are vulnerable road users because they are harder to see than cars, trucks, and other vehicles. If a pedestrian or bike rider is hit by a vehicle, the walker or biker also does not have the protection of vehicle safety equipment...