Comparative negligence in bicycle accidents involves a rider who is partially to blame for the cause of a collision. In Massachusetts, comparative negligence is not necessarily a bar to recovery, but it may limit the amount of damages one can collect. So even if you are cited in a bike…
Hurst v. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company In Hurst v. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company, a case from the Supreme Court of Wyoming, two plaintiffs were ridding separate bicycles around noon. One plaintiff was riding about 30 feet in front of the other, and they were both on the shoulder of the…
With so many more people riding bikes and bike advocacy groups doing better than ever, one might expect the per-capita share of bike accidents to bike riders to be on the downswing. This would be true ideally even if the overall number of bike crashes was on the rise. This…
By now most people are familiar with the Hubway bike share program located throughout the greater Boston area. This program allows riders to pickup a bike owned by the city of Boston, Cambridge, Sommerville, and Brookline. Riders can use this bike and then return it at any one of the…
There has been a lot more talk about bike safety in recent years than we have seen at any time before. Much of this has to do with a major change in the way people see bicycles and this relatively new concept of bike culture vs. car culture. Decades ago,…
Bicycle lanes snake throughout the greater Boston area, with the purpose of providing a safe space for cyclists to navigate city streets. Unfortunately, many motorists fail to respect these lanes, choosing instead to use them for parking. At best, this is inconvenient for cyclists. Worst case scenario, however, it can…
There are more bicycle riders on the streets of Boston and in the City of Cambridge just across the Charles River than ever before. There are variety of reasons for this. Some people just want to get some exercise, and, as most of our jobs involve sitting down for most…
Anyone who has ridden a bicycle down a street on Boston close to a line of parked cars knows how important it is to be on the lookout for a suddenly opened car door. As you are riding down the street, a car door can open at any time (with…
According to a recent news article from KFGO, over the past two decades, researchers have discovered an increase in the total medical costs associated with treated personal injuries caused in bike crashes. There is no question that a lot more people ride bicycles today than they did 20 years ago. …
A recent news article from Health.com takes a good look at how to avoid the most common collisions between bicycles and cars. A lot of the information deals with bike safety techniques for riders. While it should be noted that many bike crashes are not the fault of the bike…