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At Kaba Law Group, P.L.L.C., our lawyers have the professional skills, legal knowledge, and trial experience that you can trust and rely on for results.
If you were in a Bicycle Accident, Kaba Law Group and our Miami Dade County Bicycle Accident lawyers have the legal experience and dedication you need to represent you. We will help you to determine who was at fault and hold them accountable for compensating you for the total value of your injuries and resulting damages. We help you get the compensation that you deserve!
Bicycling is an attractive option for getting around the city of Fort Lauderdale. With a connected network of bike paths and dedicated bike lanes, residents and tourists can get around by bike, whether for recreation, short trips, or their daily commute. And with bike-sharing now a fixture of our community through private companies and Miami Dade and Broward B-Cycle, it’s easier than ever to grab a bike whenever you want to cycle to your destination.
Bicycling is not without its risks. However, the attractive climate for cycling here makes Florida a leading state in the country for bike wrecks, often ranking as the first or second-worst state for bicycling accidents both in terms of total crashes and per capita deaths. Florida saw 6,664 bicycle accidents in 2019, increasing over the prior year. These crashes resulted in 156 deaths, 774 incapacitating injuries, and 5,455 other injuries. In other words, bicycling accidents in Florida end in injury or death 96% of the time.
Broward County had the second-highest number of bicycle crashes in the state in 2019, at 716 accidents causing 673 injuries and 13 deaths.
Bicycle riders are almost entirely exposed and vulnerable to catastrophic injury or death following a collision with an automobile on a busy city street. Suppose you or a loved one has been injured in a Miami-Dade County bicycle accident. In those situations, Kaba Law Group can help ensure you get the medical care you need and the financial assistance you deserve after an accident that wasn’t your fault. Kaba Law Group, P.L.L.C. is dedicated to providing the highest level of professionalism and excellence in handling severe accident injury cases, including traumatic brain injury (T.B.I.) and wrongful death. We’ve recovered sizeable verdicts for many Fort Lauderdale, personal injury victims and are available to help you in your time of need.
Bicyclists are considered vehicle drivers under Florida law. Therefore, cyclists have all the rights and duties of vehicle drivers in Florida. They must obey traffic signals, travel in the direction of traffic flow, use headlamps at night, yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, and yield to other vehicles when entering the roadway from a parking lot, driveway, alleyway or side street.
Florida law also includes rules that apply to bicycles specifically. For example, bicycle riders must use a bike lane if provided or ride as close as practicable to the right where there is no bike lane. Important exceptions exist, however.
Cyclists can leave the bike lane or the right side when passing or turning left or when necessary to avoid a parked car or a hazard on the road. If riding in a substandard-width lane that cannot safely accommodate both a motor vehicle and a bicycle, the cyclist is fully entitled to occupy the lane by riding in the center.
Florida law requires bicycles to be equipped with a white headlamp and rear red reflector. In addition, riders under 16 years old are required to wear a helmet.
Riders face many hazards on the road from other drivers who pass too close and crowd them off the road or make left, or right turns without noticing the presence of a cyclist either behind them or coming from the opposite direction. Florida law forbids drivers to pass a bicycle except at a “safe distance of not less than 3 feet.” Still, this law is routinely violated on crowded city streets by drivers who don’t respect the three feet for safety law or are too distracted by their cell phones to notice they are passing a bicycle.
Cyclists using bike lanes or riding to the right also face the danger of getting “doored” when a vehicle occupant negligently opens their door into traffic. Getting doored can send a cyclist head over heels into traffic and cause catastrophic injuries.
Injured bicyclists can use their Personal Injury Protection (P.I.P.) insurance to get minimum no-fault benefits after a crash, assuming they own a covered vehicle or a household member does. If necessary, bike crash victims can also look to the other driver’s P.I.P.
Call us today at (305)-245-9990 or schedule an free appointment online https://kabalaw.cliogrow.com/book, fully private, and confidential consultation and learn more about how we can help.
