Posts tagged Bicycle Accidents

• Sacramento bicyclist not expected to survive accident

  Staff Writer | May 17, 2007 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Lodi man, Atenogenes "Teno" Zaragoza,who was involved in a car vs bicycle accident April 15, 2007 is not expected to survive the severe injuries he suffered. The accident occurred on Wright Street between Howe and Fulton Avenues.According to a recent article, there has been a 47% increase in bicycle accidents in the past year in Sacramento.Eight out of 10 fatal bicycle accidents involve a car...

• Bicycle Accidents: Can use of a helmet save your life?

  Ed Smith | November 01, 2006 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  California law requires the mandatory use of a helmet for any person 17 years of age or under who is riding upon a bike or bicycle on a public street or bikeway or path. Research on the subject has shown that all persons, even those over the age of 17 years, should seriously consider use of a helmet whenever riding a bike.For instance, according to an October 2006 study conducted with the...

• Bicycle Accidents and Ways to Avoid Them

  Ed Smith | November 01, 2006 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Out of the roughly 44,000 car accidents that occur in the United States every year in which someone was fatally injured, over 800 involve persons riding a bicycle, according to Michael Bluejay, in his publication entitled "Ten Ways to Not Get Hit" Hundreds of thousands more bicyclist accidents result in hospitalization every year for collision related injuries.Some of the suggestions made...

• Starting Points for Research on Bicycle Accidents

  Ed Smith | October 31, 2006 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  There's some good basic text's available for an attorney who is handling a bicycle accident case. BICYCLE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE FORENSIC ENGINEER is useful in determining the causal factors of bicycle accidents. The autor, Jim Green, is a professional engineer and triathlete with 20 years experience in reconstructing accidents.Another useful text for the attorney is the book BICYCLE...