Bike Accident?
Our Orlando Injury Lawyers are Here to Help
Every 6 hours a bicyclist is on the receiving end of a catastrophic injury. Head injuries and spinal cord injuries are responsible for about 75% of all serious injuries and fatalities to bicyclists from negligent drivers involved in car accidents and truck accidents. Our Orlando spinal injury attorneys have extensive knowledge in protecting your rights, and in helping you to receive justice, proper insurance settlements, and compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. All too often, careless drivers try to blame the cyclist just because the cyclist is on a bike. With the assistance of Wooten, Kimbrough & Normand, we do not want this to happen to you.
Common Causes of Orlando Bicycle Accidents
Bicycle traffic has increased throughout the United States, and especially in Florida, over the years and yet many drivers still show inattention or latent hostility toward bike riders. Even when wearing a helmet and the head strikes a surface, receives a sudden jerk, or penetration by a foreign object, the risk of a devastating traumatic brain injury is very real. A bicycle, and its rider, has very little chance against a passenger car, van, or truck. The more common causes of bicycle accidents include the following:
- Negligent car or truck driver
- Turning directly in front of bicyclist
- Pulls into traffic in front of the bicyclist
- Failure to yield at an intersection
- Running a stop sign or red light
- Failure to look both ways after a stop sign
- Blind spots
- Car door opening
- Speeding
- Driving under the influence
- Improperly maintained vehicle
- Vehicle manufacturer defect – Brakes, forks, handlebars, frames, seat posts
- Hazardous road conditions – Oil, gravel, potholes, uneven pavement, ice, low curbing, uncovered manholes, unlit road medians, speed bumps
- Helmet, accessory defect – Crack or break on impact
- Limited visibility – Intersections, buildings, parked vehicles, trees, shrubbery, blind corners
Choosing the Right Orlando Bicycle Accident Law Firm
Choosing the right law firm to help and guide you through the complex legal, factual, and evidentiary issues surrounding a bicycle accident is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. With nearly 45 years protecting the rights of the Orlando and surrounding area communities, Wooten, Kimbrough & Normand has the experience, the compassion, and the legal knowledge to recognize when a devastating bicycle accident is due to negligence on the part of another individual or group. We are proud of our statewide reputation for excellence. It is a reputation built on continued integrity, experience, knowledge, compassion, community service, and fierce dedication to you, our client.
We take the time to learn about you, your accident, and your needs. You are not “handed off” to an assistant or a paralegal. The strength of our successes enables us the capital resources to extensively, and aggressively pursue justice and compensation for you or your loved one. For a free consultation, and to learn how we can help you, please contact an Orlando spinal cord injury lawyer at Wooten, Kimbrough & Normand today.