Bicycle Accident Lawyer Modesto CA 95354

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is a Modesto, CA bicycle accident law firm which specializes in helping Modesto residents who have been seriously injured in bicycle accidents. Don’t hesitate to contact our aggressive, respected Modesto bicycle attorneys for a free case evaluation.

You may have suffered bicycle accident injuries which have left you unable to work, facing giant medical bills and unable to pay those bills since you can’t work. The last thing you need on top of all of that is the stress of having to handle a bicycle accident claim on your own. Let us handle your claim for you so we can recover the maximum compensation possible for you and so all you have to do is focus on recovering from your injuries.

If you are a bicycle accident victim who can’t afford to have their injuries treated, we can get you to doctors who will treat the injuries you suffered in your bicycle crash on a lien, which means you won’t be charged for treatment until your case ends. Doctors do this for our bicycle accident clients because they know we get our clients great results.

Our bicycle accident lawyers will not charge you any fee until and unless we recover financial compensation on your behalf. The only fee we will charge to handle your personal injury case is a percentage of any money we recover for you. You won’t be charged any upfront fee or out-of-pocket fee.

Call our Modesto personal injury lawyers now if you or a loved one was injured or killed in a bicycle accident in Modesto. We may be able to obtain a financial recovery which can help pay for your medical expenses, lost wages, pain, suffering, wrecked bicycle and more. We won’t charge a fee for our services if we don’t obtain financial compensation for you.

Modesto Bicycle Accident Lawyer

Most bicyclists know that cycling can be dangerous and do everything they can to prevent bicycle accidents. However, no one ever actually expects to get in a serious bike accident.

Experienced bicycle lawyers like the lawyers at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can assist you in your post-accident recovery. A lawyer can assist in negotiations with the at-fault party’s insurance company for you. This is important because insurance adjusters are trained to manipulate you into saying things they can use to pay you less. An attorney can perform an evaluation on your case to figure out if a lawsuit is necessary.

We obtain the maximum possible compensation for our bicycle accident clients by proving negligence on behalf of other parties. Many bicycle accidents are the fault of multiple parties. Numerous factors may have contributed to your accident, such as another driver’s negligence, a defective bicycle, or a dangerous roadway condition at the accident scene. We will thoroughly investigate your claim to identify every possible liable party in order to maximize your financial recovery.

Obtaining the services of a bicycle accident lawyer gives you the highest odds of obtaining the financial compensation you deserve for your injuries after a bike accident.

A good bicycle lawyer will offer you a free consultation to talk about your accident and your legal options.

It’s important that you hire experienced lawyers with a proven track record of successfully obtaining large recoveries for bicycle accident victims, lawyers like the lawyers at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers. We have successfully recovered $500,000 for a cyclist who ran into a private club’s overgrown branches which were hanging over a county bicycle path.

Bicycle Accidents Are All Too Common

Bicyclists encounter unique forms of danger on Modesto’s roads. Drivers of vehicles often don’t see bicyclists in bike or traffic lanes. Modesto saw 87 bicycle collisions in 2019 according to California Highway Patrol data.

Occupants of motor vehicles have the luxury of being protected by airbags, seat belts and a metal vehicle frame. Bicyclists don’t have this luxury. They usually don’t have anything but a helmet to protect themselves in an accident. It’s not surprising, for this reason, that 857 bicyclists were killed in traffic accidents in the United States in 2018. Cyclists who survive a bicycle accident often sustain serious injuries like head trauma, spinal cord injury, broken bones and lacerations even if they are wearing proper safety gear.

California Bicycle Laws

Bicyclists are given the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle drivers by California Vehicle Code section 21200. Bicyclists must give pedestrians the right of way, must not operate a bicycle under the influence and must obey traffic signals just like motor vehicle drivers.

California law requires that motor vehicle drivers give bicyclists at least three feet of space when passing them or driving parallel to them. It is illegal in California to stop or park in a bicycle lane.

Bicyclists have a right to move into a lane of traffic even if they are moving more slowly than the traffic when:

• Passing
• Getting ready for a left turn
• Avoiding roadway hazards
• A lane is too narrow for the cyclist to share it
• Approaching an authorized right turn

Cyclists in California must ride with the flow of traffic unless making a left turn, passing, riding on a road which is too narrow, riding on a one-way street or when road construction forces the right side of the road to be closed. California bicyclists, when a bike lane is present, must use the bike lane if they’re moving more slowly than the flow of traffic unless they are passing, making a left turn, approaching a right turn or avoiding a hazard.

Some states always find the car driver at fault in an accident involving a bicycle and a car. This isn’t the case under California law. The negligent party is at fault under California law and is responsible for any and all damages. California juries are instructed that the definition of negligence is the failure to use reasonable care to prevent harm.

If the person who caused your accident was breaking traffic laws when the accident occurred, this could be critical evidence that they acted negligently in causing your accident. California law views the violation of public safety laws, including most traffic laws, as inherently negligent. This means that you typically don’t need to prove the at fault party should have acted differently if they were breaking a traffic law.

Our experienced bicycle accident attorneys know exactly how to prove that your bicycle accident caused personal injury or property damage, that the at fault party acted negligently and that this negligence directly caused the accident.

Compensation Available In A Bicycle Accident Claim

Many different types of damages can be obtained in a bicycle accident lawsuit. These include but are not limited to:

Medical Bills

If you’ve been injured in a bicycle accident, you could be facing very large medical bills already. Your bicycle accident injuries might also require future treatment which will lead to even more bills. A personal injury lawyer at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can help you recover compensation for past and future medical expenses related to your bicycle accident.

Lost Wages

If you’ve been left unable to work for a period of time due to your bicycle accident involving a negligent driver, Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can help you recover compensation for the wages you were unable to earn, whether it be because you were injured too badly to work or you had to take time off from work to get your injuries treated.

Loss Of Earning Capacity

When we handle bicycle accident cases, sometimes we see seriously injured clients who can never work again or can never again work in the same field. We help injured bicyclists obtain fair compensation for the loss or reduction of earning capacity they suffered as a result of any injuries suffered.

Pain And Suffering

When we handle your bicycle accident case, we will place an accurate value on the pain and suffering your bicycle accident caused, and we will fight to recover fair compensation for your physical pain and mental suffering.

Property Damage

We can help you recover compensation for the cost to repair or replace your damaged bicycle.

Wrongful Death

Unfortunately, fatal injuries sometimes occur in bicycle accidents. If you lost a loved one to a bicycle accident, we can help you seek compensation for:

• Your grieving and suffering
• Your loved one’s pain, suffering, medical bills, funeral costs and burial costs
• The loss of your loved one’s income, household services, love and companionship

Common Bicycle Accident Injuries

Common bicycle accident injuries include:

Head Injuries

Head injuries can be anything from a scrape to the head to a fractured skull. Head injuries might cause the development of brain injuries. This is why bike riders under the age of 18 are required to wear helmets in California.

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Traumatic brain injuries are one of the main causes of death in bike accidents in America. Cyclists can sustain brain injuries like concussions or other closed head injuries even when they don’t suffer a visible injury to their head. Traumatic brain injuries can lead to multiple symptoms, including mood swings, memory loss, emotional changes, mental changes or interruption in bodily function.

Facial Injuries

The face of an injured cyclist can be significantly damaged in an accident. Injuries such as broken teeth, lost teeth, road rash, a broken nose, vision damage, eye damage or a fractured jaw can occur.

Bodily Trauma

If you suffered injuries in a bicycle accident you probably suffered soft-tissue injuries, also known as musculoskeletal trauma. Cyclists who get struck on their back wheel can end up with whiplash. Cyclists who are struck on the side might have a leg fracture or a torn knee ligament. When injured cyclists try to brace their falls with their arms, they can end up with broken hands, broken wrists or dislocated shoulders. Severe injuries such as internal bleeding or broken ribs can occur.

Back Injuries

Cyclists who get struck might roll or land on their back after an accident, damaging their spinal column. Severe trauma to the back or neck can result in spinal cord damage or herniated discs, and this can cause paralysis.

Death

A lot of factors can lead to the odds of a fatal bike crash increasing, such as unsafe road conditions, alcohol use, distracted driving or speeding. If you lost a loved one to a bicycle accident, a bicycle accident attorney at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can help you recover wrongful death damages.

Is There A Time Limit To File A Bicycle Accident Claim In California?

If you are a bicycle rider who was injured in a bicycle crash in California, in most cases you will have two years from the date of the accident in order to seek compensation for your injuries. This time limit to seek compensation for injuries in California is known as a statute of limitations and applies to all injuries, such as injuries suffered in bicycle accidents or car accidents.

However, if you were hurt in a bicycle crash, there are important exceptions which could reduce this time limit for you. One such exception is if your bicycle accident was partially caused by a dangerous roadway condition which was the fault of a government entity. When government entities are liable for your injuries, you only have six months to file a claim in California.

Call us today for a free consultation if you are unsure about how long you have to file a claim. Calling us today gives us the most time possible to put together the most convincing bicycle accident case for you and make sure everything is filed in time, so don’t hesitate, call now.

Bicycle Accident Lawsuits

The lawyers at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers have been representing bicycle accident victims since 1990. This vast experience means they know all the tricks in the book for obtaining you the largest possible financial recovery for your injuries. Our lawyers are bicycle experts, being avid cyclists themselves and being members of the League of American Bicyclists and California Bicycle Coalitions.

We represent bicycle accident victims on a contingency fee basis. This means that bike crash victims will never owe us any money for our services. We only charge our clients a percentage of their recovery, so our clients are never charged if we don’t obtain them a recovery.

Call us today for a free consultation if you or a loved one was injured in a bicycle accident. You may be eligible for financial compensation for your injuries. You can also text us from this page or complete the free case evaluation form on this page.