Articles Tagged with Fort Lauderdale bike injury attorney

Published on: July 11, 2017

A Look at Bike Crashes in Miami

A recent news article from the Miami New Times takes a look at the five worst intersections in the city for bike crashes. While we are not going to focus on the specific intersections for the purpose of the blog, it is interesting to see how they are spread out throughout the city and are in places that people might not ordinarily think would be hot spots for bike-car crashes.

One thing to keep in mind is that we are seeing more and more studies and articles like this, because bike riding is becoming more popular across the country, including in South Florida, and our area is becoming more bike friendly. However, there is still a lot of work that can be done to make the area safer for bikers. One of the major areas of needed improvement is that there must be bike lanes added. This is not only at these five deadliest intersections, but also around the city in general. Continue reading →

Published on: July 12, 2015

Bermudez v. Ciolek – Bicycle Injury Verdict Affirmed

By Dean Freeman

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 been negligent in their operation of motor vehicles, causing him to suffer injury.

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