Month: July 2014
New High-Tech Aids for Your Bicycle
Posted on: Monday, July 21st, 2014
As a bicyclist, you are one of the most vulnerable users on our roads, with very little except your helmet protecting you from serious injuries in an accident. Fortunately, bicycles are getting more technologically advanced, and now do a much better job of helping you prevent accidents, than they did before. Many bicycle safety technologies […]
Bicyclists and Road Rash Injuries
Posted on: Sunday, July 13th, 2014
Some of the nastiest injuries that a bicyclist may suffer involve road rash. These are lacerations, cuts, and wounds that are sustained when the bicyclist falls on the ground, and is dragged along the ground for several feet. When the skin comes into contact with the surface of the road, sensitive skin can be scraped […]
Bicyclists and the Doctrine of Comparative Fault
Posted on: Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
Bicyclists in California can recover damages when they have suffered injuries in an accident. However, what happens in those cases where the bicyclist is at least partly to blame for the accident? There are several ways that a bicyclist may contribute partly to his own injuries in an accident. For instance, he may fail to […]