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00:00:00 [Music] hi Barry Goldberg here let’s talk bicycle accidents bicycle accidents can be some of the most devastating injuries possible bicycles don’t weigh very much when they’re hit by a vehicle Road abrasion broken bones and sometimes worse how do we look at these as far as liability goes well first of all in California bicyclists are given a special consideration in fact there’s a new law that says that vehicles must drive at least 3 ft away from a bicycle and if they cannot do that they cannot
00:00:32 pass a bicycle on the road how do we evaluate cases sometimes bicyclists are treated like pedestrians depending on where the accident takes place also sometimes they’re treated like regular cars on the road so they can’t break laws um they will be at least partially or or fully at fault for accidents but the injuries are so significant in these bicycle accident cases Even If a bicyclist is on the wrong side of the road and Even If a bicyclist is riding on sidewalk and Even If a bicyclist uh runs a red
00:01:03 light because the injuries are so significant we apply comparative fault and we can usually make a fairly decent recovery for an injured bicyclist if you’ve been injured in a bicycle accident we’re definitely the L from to call
