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Bicycle Accidents
Getting out on your bike is a great way to enjoy all the natural beauty of Anderson, South Carolina, but it also leaves you extremely vulnerable to the negligence of motorists with whom you share the road. If a careless driver leaves you or someone you care about injured in a bike accident, an experienced Anderson bicycle accident attorney is standing by to help.
When You’re on Your Bike
It’s important to remind all bicyclists that you have the right to share the road with motorists, but negligent drivers are out there, which makes proceeding with extreme caution always well advised. Factors that leave you vulnerable when you’re on your bike include all the following:
- You’re more difficult to see, and too many motorists don’t bother looking for bicyclists.
- You can become completely lost in a motorist’s blind spot.
- You have nothing but your helmet to protect you from the immense impact of an accident.
- While you’re more nimble than the motorists with whom you share the road, it doesn’t take much speed or much of an impact to send you flying off your bike.
- Even a parked motorist who carelessly flings open their door can seriously injure you if you’re on an adjacent bike lane.
Drivers often fail to look for and see bicyclists who share the road with them and, in the process, fail to accommodate their safe passage.
Dangerous Forms of Driver Negligence
The negligence of other drivers puts bicyclists at immense risk, and some of the most common forms include the following:
- Distraction, which makes it that much more likely the driver will fail to see you in the first place
- Excess speed, which affords the driver less time to react and ensures that any resulting accident is more likely to be deadly
- Impairment, which plays a primary role in far too many deadly bike accidents
- Exhaustion, which mimics the impairments experienced by drunk drivers
- Aggression, which is accompanied by a sense of entitlement that puts everyone on the road at immense risk
Recovering on Your Complete Losses
Your bicycle accident claim will address your complete physical, financial, and emotional losses, including each of the following:
- Your medical expenses, which may be ongoing
- Your lost income, which may include losses in relation to your chosen career path
- Your physical and emotional pain and suffering can make your overall recovery that much more challenging
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