San Francisco is a city full of people who love to ride their bicycles every chance they get, whether it’s for pleasure or as an alternate transport to get to work. It’s one of the charms of the city, but it also increases the likelihood that two-wheeled accidents will occur. Statistics confirm this.
Nationwide, the number of bicycle commuters has risen by more than 60 percent in the past decade. And while bike accident deaths account for about 2 percent of all fatalities nationally, in California, they represent about 4 percent of all fatalities.
Not surprisingly, as a result, the…
The biggest fear people have about bicycling is getting into an accident with a vehicle. Although more people are injured in solo bike accidents, the perception can limit the enjoyment that the freedom and healthy lifestyle of riding a bicycle can provide.
However, accidents between riders and drivers do take place. And when they do, it’s generally because somebody was negligent. The fault may lie with the driver, the bicyclist, a combination of the two, or even the local government entity responsible for providing a safe bicycling infrastructure. If you are a cyclist and sustain damage to your bike or…
If you’re involved in an auto accident, that caused harm to you and/or your vehicle, it is in your best interest to hire an attorney who specializes in auto accident cases. You need to make sure your rights are protected, both personally and financially, against someone else’s negligent behavior.
Here are some important reasons why hiring an attorney makes good sense.
An attorney will represent your interests.
In an accident, an insurance company will attempt to compensate victims adequately, but what they consider appropriate and what you think is an appropriate settlement amount are rarely the same. Hiring an attorney…
While any injury resulting from an accident is serious, when a person has a body part amputated as a result of the accident, the framework of a case to seek damages changes dramatically.
Amputated fingers, hands, toes, or legs can take place in a car accident, an industrial setting with high powered machines, through the use of defective products, or in a number of other settings. In the United States, it is estimated that about 1.2 million Americans live with some form of amputation, with most limbs being removed due to vascular disease caused by diabetes, hardened arteries and blood…
According to a previously published post from FoxNews.com, the hits keep coming for Honda and its embattled motorcycle airbag supplier, Takata, after approximately 2,700 motorcycles were added to the millions of vehicles already listed for recall surrounding potentially defective airbags. Honda’s motorcycle airbags are made by Takata, the same manufacturer as their recalled automobile airbags. This means that for thousands of Honda motorcycles, the airbags may not deploy in the event of a motorcycle crash. As a San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney, I urge anyone with a Honda motorcycle that may have a Takata airbag; Take the bike to…
