Recent Posts in Bicycle Accidents Category
Posted on Mar 29, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Last week a cyclist was killed after getting hit by an oncoming car on Barnes Street in Reidsville, North Carolina. According to the police reports, they arrived at the scene to find the victim lying ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2013 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
According to the United States Department of Transportation, bicycle accidents have taken the lives of more than 8,000 people over the last decade. This means that nearly 700 people are involved in ...
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Posted on Oct 31, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
Across the country, a substantial amount of people forego the use of their car on a regular basis to either jump on a bicycle or to travel by foot. When drivers in the vicinity fail to share the road ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
As the warmer months subside in North Carolina and winter steadily creeps in, bicyclists are becoming a scarce sight out on the roadways. For those than continue to jump on a bike instead of getting ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
On August 24, 2012, a tragic accident took place on the roads of Ukiah, California. Reports of the incident explain that a 56-year-old bicyclist, Doug Rosoff, was struck by a dump truck at the ...
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Posted on Jul 30, 2012 By North Carolina Personal Injury Attorney
On the streets of North Carolina, a large percentage of the population enjoys riding a bicycle—whether for leisure or as an efficient means of transportation—as bicycling remains the ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
The Raleigh personal injury attorneys of the Whitley Law Firm, Attorney Benjamin Whitley and his father Robert E. Whitley recently represented the victim of a seriously bicycle accident that led to ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Tragedy struck in Monroe when a 16-year-old boy lost his life in a bicycle accident. Investigators with the Monroe police department are still looking into the accident that killed Blake Carlton. ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Contrary to believe, bicycle accidents occur more commonly than most people would ever expect. Data released from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proves how prevalent these types of ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
On Wednesday, news sources confirmed that Elite South African cyclist Carla Swart had died during a bicycle accident. At the time of the accident, she had been involved in a time-trial training ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
On Monday, September 6 th, it was reported that child star Rodney Allen Rippy was involved in a dirt bike accident in North Carolina. Following the accident, it was revealed that he was in the ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
If you are an avid biker there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. Below, we have provided some biking safety tips: If you ride your bicycle at night you should get a front headlight. By ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
In the United States, bicycle accidents occur quite frequently and leave bikers with major injuries. Sometimes, injuries are purely accidental and are caused by things such as poor weather conditions. ...
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