Helping Victims Of Florida Bicycle Accidents

Maybe it’s the weather. Or the fact that bicycling is a healthy form of exercise. Or that gas is expensive. Whatever the reason, many people ride bicycles in Florida. Unfortunately, given our number of cyclists and the way some people who live in or visit Florida drive, we have led the nation in the number of people killed in bicycle accidents every year since 2001. In 2008 alone, 125 bicyclists were killed in Florida, and thousands more were severely injured.

Many factors contribute to accidents between cyclists and automobiles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. These accidents quite often result from negligence on the part of the driver, not the cyclist. Some of the most common errors made by drivers include:

• Failure to yield the right of way
• Failure to provide ample room for the bike when passing
• Failure to see a cyclist at an intersection
• Making a right or left turn into the path of a cyclist

Obviously, when a bicycle collides with a car or truck that weighs 2,000 pounds or more, the odds of avoiding serious injury are not in the bicyclist’s favor. Severe lacerations, broken bones, concussion, head and/or spinal trauma, paralysis, and other severe injuries are common. Injures of this nature typically require expensive, ongoing medical treatment. The costs associated with caring for and treating injuries such as these often prove financially catastrophic to the victim as well as to his or her family.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a bicycle accident, you do not have to cope with the medical costs and other consequences alone. Florida bicycle injury lawyer, David M. Benenfeld, can help you obtain the money you need, and deserve, to cover current and future medical treatments, medications, lost wages, and more. Mr. Benenfeld can file claims on your behalf against the driver of the vehicle, his or her insurer, and third parties whose negligence may have contributed to the accident. In addition, if a member of your family has been killed in a bicycle accident, Mr. Benenfeld can help you obtain money for wrongful death and other damages.

You owe it to yourself and your family to contact the Law Offices of David M. Benenfeld P.A. as soon as possible for experienced, aggressive representation in any Florida bicycle injury matter.