Clearwater Florida Bicycle Accident Blog
This blog is local to Clearwater, Florida and contains blog posts about bicycle laws, safety, common cycling injuries, bicycle accidents and personal injury claims. Our blog is updated frequently by our team of local experts on behalf of Jim Dodson, a experienced bicycle injury lawyer.
Our personal injury law firm has over 25 years experience successfully representing bicycle injury cases and wrongful death claims. If you have been injured in a cycling crash, or a loved one has been killed as a cyclist, you need to be able to focus on recovering from your injuries. You need to feel confident that you can turn your personal injury case over to a lawyer who cares about you. If you have immediate questions and want to speak to a Clearwater cycling accident attorney, call our office at 888-815-6398 to schedule a time to discuss your accident case. There is never a fee for a consultation.- Page 3
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A Concrete Spill Led to Crash and Cyclist’s Uninsured Motorist Insurance Paid Witnesses watched a concrete mixer dump concrete on the side of the road. Later our cycling client was hurt when she lost control of her bike riding across it. -
Are You Calling Out Road Conditions On Every Ride? Every cyclist in a group ride needs to be informed. Here are some instances illustrating potential dangers for cyclists not in the lead. -
Close Calls Cyclists in Florida Have Encountered We sent out an email to our cycling community asking them to share a close call they’ve had cycling. We received a great response and wanted to share them. -
Important Information About How Cyclists Can Avoid Crashes in Roundabouts I asked our fellow cyclists if they had encountered any issues with a roundabout. We received a great response and I wanted to share some of these close calls. -
Advice to Cyclists Just Starting Out I read an article that made me think about what it was like when I started mountain biking and road cycling. Here is some of advice I wish I had heard early on. -
Cycling Injuries Reduced as Cyclists on the Road Increase Research is proving there actually is truth to the old adage “safety in numbers.” Does this research hold true for cycling and pedestrian fatalities? -
Sharing the Road with Cyclists Some drivers may wonder why it’s even necessary to share the road. Many believe the road belongs to them and someone on a bicycle needs to stay out of the way. -
How Accidents Occur Because of Inattentional Blindness Inattentional blindness,” which is a physiological phenomena we all experience causing us not to “see” or become “aware of” something in plain view. -
Why Drivers Fail to “See” What is in Plain View The first thing a driver says after a collision with a cyclist is “I never saw her.” How can that be when the cyclist was lawfully riding in broad daylight? -
No Text, Email Or Missed Call Is Worth This Pain I came across an article about someone who killed a cyclist which was heart wrenching to read. We need to do whatever is necessary to avoid hitting anyone.