| Bicycle Accidents | | | | difference in size and protection. Some cities have |
| Bicycles serve a variety of purposes. For young | | | | made a commitment to designating bike lanes on |
| children, they may be primarily an entertainment that | | | | heavily trafficked streets and avenues, but there are a |
| gets them out of the house and around the | | | | number of dangers that still persist. |
| neighborhood. For adult riders, bicycles offer an | | | | Depending upon the cause of your bicycle accident, |
| enjoyable means of maintaining a physically active | | | | you may be entitled to pursue a legal action against |
| lifestyle. They also represent an environmentally | | | | the individual or entity whose negligence led to or |
| friendly and cost-effective mode of transportation for | | | | worsened the effects of your crash. An experienced |
| those who live in sufficiently urbanized areas. And for | | | | Phoenix bicycle accident attorney can help you to |
| others still, cycling is a competitive sport that demands | | | | identify the underlying factors of your accident, which |
| long rides and long hours in the saddle along roads with | | | | commonly may include: |
| occasionally indifferent or abusive motorists. Despite | | | | - Brake Malfunctions |
| the varied reasons that people ride, they all face the | | | | - Faulty Chains |
| shared dangers of bicycle accidents. | | | | - Aggressive Driving |
| | | | - Car Doors Opening in the Path of Travel |
| Common Causes of Bicycle Accidents | | | | - Defective Helmets |
| Part of the problem certainly arises from the | | | | - Failure of Drivers to Yield |
| frequency with which bicycles and automobiles are | | | | - Highway Defects |
| expected to share the same road. Bicycles are | | | | Serious Injuries, Serious Representation |
| treated under the law as if they were basically | | | | If you or someone you love has been involved in a |
| equivalent to motor vehicles, with some exceptions. | | | | bicycle accident caused by another party's negligence, |
| While this is convenient, it fails to recognize the fact | | | | then you may wish to contact the Phoenix bicycle |
| that cyclists simply cannot accelerate or turn as well or | | | | accident lawyers of Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman |
| quickly as drivers, as well as the considerable | | | | & McAnally, P.L.C. |