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When an injury affects your health, your work and your family, the details of the case matter. We investigate early, document the full cost of the injury, and handle the insurance companies so you can focus on getting better.

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What causes most

bicycle accident?

The crashes we see most often are right hooks, where a driver passes a cyclist and then turns right across their path; left turns into an oncoming cyclist; dooring, where a parked driver or passenger opens a door into a bike lane; unsafe passing that clips the cyclist or forces them off the road; drivers pulling out of driveways and parking lots without looking; rear-end impacts at night; and road defects such as potholes, storm grates, and unmarked construction zones.

Many states make it illegal to open a car door into moving traffic. In a dooring case, that rule often makes the person who opened the door responsible, and in a rideshare or taxi dooring, the passenger and the vehicle's insurance may both be involved.

Whose insurance pays for a

bicycle accident?

This surprises many cyclists. Depending on the state, coverage can come from the driver's liability insurance, your own auto policy or a household family member's auto policy, your uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage (which often follows you even when you are on a bike), your homeowner's or renter's policy in some situations, and health insurance.

In no-fault states, a cyclist hit by a car may be able to collect personal injury protection benefits for medical bills from their own household auto policy or, if there is none, from the policy of the car that hit them. In at-fault states, the driver's liability coverage is the main source. When the driver had little or no insurance, UM/UIM coverage on a household car policy can be the most important coverage in the case.

What about

e-bike accidents?

E-bike crashes are now a large share of bicycle cases. Many states classify e-bikes into three classes based on top speed and whether the motor needs pedaling to engage, and the class can affect where the bike may be ridden. Those classifications can also matter for insurance, because some auto and homeowner policies treat motorized vehicles differently.

E-bike cases can also involve product claims. Battery fires, throttle and brake failures, and frame failures can make the manufacturer or seller responsible. If a product failure is possible, keep the bike, battery, and charger exactly as they are.



What if a pothole or road defect caused the crash?

Road defect cases are brought against the city, county, state, or contractor responsible for the road. Claims against government agencies usually require a written notice of claim within a short time, often a few months, and some states require proof that the agency had prior notice of the defect. Photograph the defect right away with something for scale, and note the exact location.

What injuries are common in 

bicycle accidents?

Cyclists often suffer fractures of the collarbone, wrist, and hip, facial and dental injuries, road rash, and traumatic brain injuries, even with a helmet. Some injuries, such as concussions and internal injuries, are not obvious at the scene. Getting checked by a doctor the same day protects your health and creates a record that links the injury to the crash.

What should a cyclist do after being hit?

Call the police and ask that a report be made, even if the driver offers to settle it privately. Get medical care. Take photos of the bike, the vehicle, the road, and your injuries. Keep the bike, helmet, and clothing in the condition they were in after the crash, and keep any data from a bike computer, fitness tracker, or helmet camera. Get names and numbers from witnesses, because cyclists' accounts are sometimes doubted unless someone else saw it.

Bicycle accident cases in other states

Many cyclists are hurt while traveling, on group rides, or on vacation rentals with bikes. We review bicycle accident cases from anywhere in the country. When a case has to be filed where we do not have an office, we work with locally admitted counsel in that state. If you were walking rather than riding, see our pedestrian accident page, and for scooters and motorcycles see our motorcycle accident page.

Bicycle accident questions 

people ask us

Talk with Onal Injury Law 

about your case

Onal Injury Law has offices in Elmwood Park and Cliffside Park, New Jersey, Staten Island, New York, and Sugar Land, Texas. We review injury cases from anywhere in the United States. When a case has to be filed in a state where we do not have an office, we work with locally admitted counsel in that state so the case is filed in the right court and handled under the right law.

The first consultation is free and confidential, and we speak English, Turkish, and Spanish. Injury cases are usually handled on a contingency fee, so there is nothing to pay up front, and we explain the fee agreement and case costs in writing before you sign anything. Call (201) 335-6788 or request a free case review.

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