| The Los Angeles County's busy roads are never | | | | alley way or a road curb, by an inattentive driver |
| empty of different types of motor vehicles, public | | | | without being aware of bicyclists that may pass |
| or private, pedestrians and even bicycles and | | | | on their rear or making proper signals to |
| bicycle riders/bikers. | | | | sufficiently warn bikers. |
| In the state of California, there is a standing | | | | If you happen to become involved in a bicycle |
| traffic regulation that bicycle riders should not be | | | | crash because of the negligence, ignorance or |
| ignored and must be granted with equal rights, as | | | | inattentiveness of those who should have taken |
| car or other vehicle drivers do, in navigating the | | | | more care, more awareness and more attention, |
| roadways. | | | | you have the right to file a case against those |
| More often than not, though, the car and other | | | | liable for your damages and injuries. |
| motor vehicle drivers ignore this fact. This, among | | | | You need fair amounts of time and effort to |
| others, becomes a cause of the bicycle crashes | | | | resolve the legal issues and implications of bike |
| and other types of bicycle mishaps and terrible | | | | accidents, not very unlike the other vehicle |
| accidents that happen around the county of Los | | | | accidents. |
| Angeles. | | | | Often, bicycle crash accidents require |
| Here are several examples of these oblivious | | | | reconstructions of the accident, forensic |
| behaviors by other vehicle drivers/motorists: | | | | examinations, orthopedic studies and life care |
| - Some motor vehicle operators are inattentive | | | | planning. Hiring a bicycle accident lawyer means |
| about riding in the road alongside bicycles and | | | | ensuring that all of these or several of these legal |
| have the tendency to ignore them. They only | | | | activities be dealt with accordingly. |
| give way or pay attention to other motor | | | | A bicycle accident attorney must be objective |
| vehicles. | | | | enough to know that a rider who has been |
| - Multi-tasking by some car drivers (doing other | | | | involved in an accident has to deal with his or her |
| things besides driving and paying attention to the | | | | traumatic, fearful experience. It is important that |
| road) makes them completely oblivious of the | | | | aside from having the knowledge, skill, experience |
| riders on their bicycles. | | | | to litigate the case, he / she must also be a |
| - Often, vehicle motorists have the habit of | | | | lawyer of compassion. He/she must make it his / |
| making illegal turns while directly in front of a | | | | her business to be aware of the extent of |
| biker. | | | | damages and the injuries sustained by the victim. |
| - Vehicle motorists who do not look into their rear | | | | By having all these qualities, expertise and |
| view mirror before opening their vehicle's doors to | | | | professionalism, a bike accident lawyer can |
| check if there is a bicyclist coming in the lane next | | | | guarantee of winning for the victim the rightful |
| to theirs. | | | | settlement or recoveries. |
| - Cars backed out of a side street, driveway, | | | | |