A teenager in Weston recently suffered serious head injuries when the bicycle he was riding on his way to school was struck by a car while crossing the intersection of Bonaventure Boulevard and Orchard Road. Authorities reported the student was not wearing a bicycle helmet at the time of the…
Auto insurance companies universally set per accident and sometimes per person limits on how much can be collected after a collision for which they are liable. These limits are based on the specifics of the policy in question, usually involving how much the insured pays. While the question of how…
A 37-year-old man on a bicycle was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Rockledge, about an hour east of Orlando. WESH NBC-2 reports an alleged wrong-way driver was traveling west bound in an eastbound lane when he struck the bicyclist. He then exited the vehicle briefly, then got back in…
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, 89, has been accused of colliding with a bicyclist deliveryman on the Upper East Side recently, causing the cyclist to suffer a broken ankle. Dinkins was not arrested for hit-and-run, but the 31-year-old cyclist, who says he’s been unable to return to his…
Last fall, a 54-year-old cyclist was struck by a pickup truck driver in Melbourne. The impact sent her flying over the handlebars. First responders, fighting to save her life, found her phone and sent her husband a text message: “Been an accident on Post Road.” In the end, they couldn’t…
City leaders and safety advocates in Fort Lauderdale have a goal: Zero traffic deaths. No one dying on bicycles. No one killed in car accidents. No one fatally struck while crossing the street. It’s a lofty one, considering Fort Lauderdale has a horrible track record when it comes to traffic…
The collateral source rule is one that limits or prohibits evidence of benefits paid by third parties to plaintiffs in injury lawsuits. The basis for the rule is that defendants should not be permitted to pay less for wrongdoing simply because an injured person was protected by third-party insurance or…
Two vehicles crashed at an intersection in January 2012, with the impact sending one of those vehicles careening toward the sidewalk, where it struck a bicyclist. The cyclist was seriously injured. Subsequently, he sued both drivers, whom we will refer to here as V1 and V2. He alleged both had…
A number of recent bicycle deaths underscore the unfortunate truth here in Florida: That this is the most lethal place in the country for cyclists, and that South Florida in particular is especially dangerous. One recent case occurred in Danie Beach earlier this month, when a 46-year-old cyclist was struck…
Bicyclist and pedestrian safety are among eight emphasis areas in Florida’s 2012 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The SHSP has identified six strategies on which to focus safety efforts. In the detailed Florida Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Safety Plan, officials are working to provide a comprehensive framework to reduce the…