Bicycle Accidents

A bicycle accident can lead to serious physical injuries. However, it is important not to overlook the mental impact of being involved in a crash, especially a serious accident or a near fatality. Experts warn that this can lead to a condition known as Acute Stress...

UC Berkeley has picked a new chief campus counsel, promoting a former associate campus counsel from within the school's own system. He started his new job on June 1. He has already been doing the job in everything but the official title since October of last year,...

You are riding your bike to work, hurrying down a city street. You know the rules of the road. You're riding with traffic, you're using hand signals, you're observing all traffic signals and you're stay as close as you can get to the right side of the road. There's no...

It is hard to believe that some people can be so reckless and aggressive as to intentionally disregard the safety of bicyclists, but unfortunately, it happens. You and other cyclists in California already face numerous dangers on the road. When a driver deliberately...

Despite the sheer number of cyclists on the street in California, the roads remain a dangerous place. Collisions involving cars and bicycles put the cyclists in extreme danger, and even a small mistake made by a driver can lead to serious injuries or even death for a...

Don't take this the wrong way; that bike helmet is certainly an important piece of safety equipment, and it can save your life in a crash. However, one report showed that it can also elevate the chances of that crash happening in the first place. A researcher, in...

Each day across Southern California, another bicyclist risks suffering an injury due to uneven, broken or potholed pavement. Just last year, bike crashes were apparently so frequent in Los Angeles alone that 17 claims totaling $19 million dollars in damages ended up...

Car accidents certainly happen more often than bike accidents, but that doesn't mean that we should worry about the safety of bicyclists less. In fact, given the vulnerable nature of bicyclists out on the road, we should care about their safety even more. Bike...

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a $7.5 million payout for a bicyclist who was severely injured in a crash blamed on a substandard street, less than a month after agreeing to a similar multimillion-dollar settlement. On Sept. 6, the council paid $6.5...