Articles Posted in Bicycling Accidents

Bicycling accidents have been often discussed on this site, as they often lead to a range of serious if not life-threatening accident injuries.  There are many reasons as to why bicycling accidents typically result in serious injuries.  One of these reasons is that the person riding the bicycle often bears the majority of the impact force.  This force can cause very strong and unnatural forces to be transferred to the bicyclist during the collision.

There was a bicycle accident Thursday night (April 26, 2018) in Riverside in which a 16-year-old boy was hit by a car as he was riding his bicycle across an intersection.

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As discussed often on this site, bicycle accidents often lead to serious, if not life-threatening injuries to those who have been hit by a vehicle while riding their bicycle.  Due to the fact that there on a bicycle is no structural impact protection like that provided by a vehicle, the force of the impact is often directly transmitted to the bicyclist.  The impact often causes a wide range of injuries, with some being fatal in nature.  Many Chicago bicycle accidents have been summarized on this site.

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Bicycle accidents have been extensively discussed on this site due to both their increased frequency as well as the serious accident injuries that are typically associated with them.  Many of these injuries are life-threatening in nature, and some have led to fatalities.

Chicago bicycling accidents have led to many types of injuries.  Various aspects of bicycle accidents, including what to do if you are injured in a bicycle accident, are discussed on the “Chicago Bicycle Accidents” and “Chicago Bicycle Accident Injuries” pages.

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As seen in the many Chicago area bicycle accidents that have been summarized on this site, such accidents can lead to a broad range of injuries, many of which are serious injuries.  Various aspects of bicycle accidents, including what to do if you are injured in a bicycle accident, is discussed on the “Chicago Bicycle Accidents” and “Chicago Bicycle Accident Injuries” pages.

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As previously discussed on this site, there have been numerous accidents  on Chicago’s Lakefront Bike Path.  The path, which roughly parallels Lake Shore Drive for most of its length, is very popular especially during weekends in the summer months.  This popularity has led to the path being very crowded at times, with people running, walking, rollerblading and bicycling.  As well, many people walk across the bath to go to the beach or other areas along the lakefront.

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Bicycle accidents that happen in Chicago can lead to a variety of outcomes for the bicyclist.  While some lead to minor injuries – such as bruises and scrapes – many others lead to serious accident injuries.  These serious injuries include a broad range, and recovery from such injuries can range from days to years.  Some injuries may be permanent in nature.  These permanent injuries often involve some type of impairment and can lead to ongoing medical and rehabilitation costs.

While fatal Chicago bicycle accidents can occur under various circumstances, in 2016 fatal bicycle accidents did tend to exhibit common characteristics.  Those characteristics are discussed in the March 10, 2017 post (“Various Notable Aspects Of Fatal Chicago Bicycle Accidents In 2016.”)

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Bicycle accidents often result in serious – if not fatal – accident injuries.   On this site, various medical and legal issues regarding bicycle accidents are discussed on the “Chicago Bicycle Accidents” and “Chicago Bicycle Accident Injuries” pages.  Additionally, various bicycle accidents that have happened in the Chicago area as well as some throughout Illinois are summarized in posts found under the “Bicycling Accidents” category.

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Two safety hazards for bicyclists in Chicago continue to be the possibility of “dooring” accidents as well as the nuisance and danger presented when a vehicle parks or blocks a designated bike lane.  Both of these issues have been previously discussed on this site due to the accidents and injuries that they have caused.  “Dooring” accidents, due to their nature, can be very physically traumatic to the bicyclist and can cause a range of injuries.  [for those unaware of what a “dooring” accident is, the topic is discussed in the “Preventing Bicycle ‘Dooring’ Accidents” post.]

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One of the primary traffic safety hazards continues to be distracted driving.  While the dangers posed by distracted driving is applicable to all road users, among the most vulnerable to inattentive distracted drivers are those road users who are “harder to see.”  These “hard to see” road users include bicyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians.  Further adding to the danger is that the bicyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians don’t have the structural impact protection afforded by a vehicle, so any accidents are usually (highly) physically traumatic.  As seen on this site, many accident injuries to bicyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians are serious in nature, if not fatal.  For those injuries that do not lead to fatalities, often extensive hospitalization and rehabilitation is required, and semi-permanent and permanent impairments can occur.

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Bicycle accidents continue to happen in Chicago as well as the broader Chicago area.  Such accidents – which can happen for many reasons – are notable as they often lead to serious and in many cases fatal accident injuries.

On this site, many bicycle accidents have been summarized.  Two pages (“Chicago Bicycle Accidents” and “Chicago Bicycle Accident Injuries”) discuss various facets of bicycle accidents, including the medical and legal issues stemming from such accidents.

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